Today's Rahu Kaal — accurate, city-specific timing.

Rahu Kaal (also called Rahu Kalam) is a roughly 90-minute window each day when the shadow planet Rahu's influence is considered strongest. According to Vedic tradition, this period is inauspicious for starting anything important — new ventures, contracts, journeys, or major decisions. The duration is the same every day; only the time of day shifts based on the weekday and your local sunrise/sunset.

No. The restriction applies mainly to new beginnings and major decisions — starting a business, signing big contracts, marriage rituals, large purchases, beginning a fresh journey. Daily routines (commute, meals, ongoing work, household tasks), continuing activities already in progress, and remedial practices (puja, mantra, meditation) are not affected. In fact, performing Rahu-shanti puja or chanting Rahu mantras during Rahu Kaal itself is considered highly effective.

Absolutely yes. The tradition was never meant to disrupt daily life. Going to school or office, having meals, taking medicines, household chores, watching TV, talking to family — all of this is completely fine during Rahu Kaal. The advisory is specific to important new beginnings only. Don't treat Rahu Kaal like a 90-minute lockdown; treat it like one window in the day where you simply choose not to flip a major switch.

Because the calculation method assigns Rahu a different time-slot for each weekday. Specifically: divide sunrise-to-sunset into 8 equal parts; Sunday = 8th part, Monday = 2nd, Tuesday = 7th, Wednesday = 5th, Thursday = 6th, Friday = 4th, Saturday = 3rd. Since sunrise and sunset themselves shift slightly each day (and substantially across seasons and cities), the start and end times of Rahu Kaal naturally shift daily and vary by location.

Genuine emergencies and unavoidable obligations override the muhurat advisory — Vedic tradition itself is pragmatic about this. If a job interview, hospital admission, exam, or sudden business call falls in Rahu Kaal, simply proceed. As a soft remedy, mentally offer a short prayer to Lord Shiva or Goddess Durga before starting, and chant the Rahu beej mantra ("Om Bhraam Bhreem Bhroum Sah Rahave Namah") 11 or 21 times. For non-urgent items, prefer the next Shubh Muhurat or simply wait out the 90 minutes.