Rahu Kalam Today — Ashburn
Sunday, October 11, 2026 · Ashburn, Virginia · UTC−4
Rahu Kalam today
5:12 PM – 6:37 PM
85 minutes · one-eighth of today's 7:17 AM–6:37 PM day
85 minutes today: an eighth of Ashburn's real solar day, computed for its own coordinates with the Swiss Ephemeris.
The four windows people confuse
Three inauspicious, one auspicious. All four are eighths of today's solar arc in Ashburn.
Rahu Kalam
Rahu
5:12 PM – 6:37 PM
The window to avoid beginning anything new — travel, signing, buying, a first meeting.
Yamagandam
Ketu
12:57 PM – 2:22 PM
Also avoided for new beginnings, and routinely mistaken for Rahu Kaal.
Gulika Kalam
Saturn
3:47 PM – 5:12 PM
Saturn's eighth. Traditionally avoided, though held to be the mildest of the three.
Abhijit Muhurat
Brahma
12:34 PM – 1:20 PM
The opposite: the midday window held to be auspicious for almost anything.
Rahu Kalam by weekday in Ashburn
The weekday decides which eighth Rahu takes, so the window moves by hours across the week: this week in Ashburn it starts as early as 8:43 AM on Monday and as late as 5:12 PM on Sunday.
| Day | Rahu Kalam | Length | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday · today | 5:12 PM – 6:37 PM | 85 min | 7:17 AM |
| Monday | 8:43 AM – 10:07 AM | 84 min | 7:18 AM |
| Tuesday | 3:45 PM – 5:10 PM | 85 min | 7:19 AM |
| Wednesday | 12:56 PM – 2:20 PM | 84 min | 7:20 AM |
| Thursday | 2:20 PM – 3:44 PM | 84 min | 7:21 AM |
| Friday | 11:32 AM – 12:56 PM | 84 min | 7:22 AM |
| Saturday | 10:09 AM – 11:33 AM | 84 min | 7:23 AM |
Rahu Kalam in Ashburn for the next 30 days
Computed for Ashburn's sunrise each day, at the clock time in force that day. Over these 30 days the window runs 77 to 85 minutes and starts anywhere from 7:59 AM to 5:12 PM.
| Date | Rahu Kalam | Length | Tithi at sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday · Oct 11 | 5:12 PM – 6:37 PM | 85 min | Shukla Pratipada |
| Monday · Oct 12 | 8:43 AM – 10:07 AM | 84 min | Shukla Dwitiya |
| Tuesday · Oct 13 | 3:45 PM – 5:10 PM | 85 min | Shukla Tritiya |
| Wednesday · Oct 14 | 12:56 PM – 2:20 PM | 84 min | Shukla Chaturthi |
| Thursday · Oct 15 | 2:20 PM – 3:44 PM | 84 min | Shukla Panchami |
| Friday · Oct 16 | 11:32 AM – 12:56 PM | 84 min | Shukla Shashthi |
| Saturday · Oct 17 | 10:09 AM – 11:33 AM | 84 min | Shukla Saptami |
| Sunday · Oct 18 | 5:04 PM – 6:27 PM | 83 min | Shukla Ashtami |
| Monday · Oct 19 | 8:48 AM – 10:10 AM | 82 min | Shukla Navami |
| Tuesday · Oct 20 | 3:40 PM – 5:02 PM | 82 min | Shukla Dashami |
| Wednesday · Oct 21 | 12:55 PM – 2:17 PM | 82 min | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Thursday · Oct 22 | 2:16 PM – 3:38 PM | 82 min | Shukla Dwadashi |
| Friday · Oct 23 | 11:33 AM – 12:55 PM | 82 min | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Saturday · Oct 24 | 10:12 AM – 11:33 AM | 81 min | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| Sunday · Oct 25 | 4:57 PM – 6:17 PM | 80 min | Purnima |
| Monday · Oct 26 | 8:53 AM – 10:13 AM | 80 min | Krishna Pratipada |
| Tuesday · Oct 27 | 3:34 PM – 4:55 PM | 81 min | Krishna Dwitiya |
| Wednesday · Oct 28 | 12:54 PM – 2:14 PM | 80 min | Krishna Tritiya |
| Thursday · Oct 29 | 2:14 PM – 3:33 PM | 79 min | Krishna Chaturthi |
| Friday · Oct 30 | 11:35 AM – 12:54 PM | 79 min | Krishna Panchami |
| Saturday · Oct 31 | 10:16 AM – 11:35 AM | 79 min | Krishna Saptami |
| Sunday · Nov 1clocks change | 3:50 PM – 5:09 PM | 79 min | Krishna Ashtami |
| Monday · Nov 2 | 7:59 AM – 9:17 AM | 78 min | Krishna Navami |
| Tuesday · Nov 3 | 2:30 PM – 3:48 PM | 78 min | Krishna Dashami |
| Wednesday · Nov 4 | 11:54 AM – 1:12 PM | 78 min | Krishna Ekadashi |
| Thursday · Nov 5 | 1:11 PM – 2:29 PM | 78 min | Krishna Dwadashi |
| Friday · Nov 6 | 10:37 AM – 11:54 AM | 77 min | Krishna Trayodashi |
| Saturday · Nov 7 | 9:20 AM – 10:37 AM | 77 min | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| Sunday · Nov 8 | 3:44 PM – 5:01 PM | 77 min | Amavasya |
| Monday · Nov 9 | 8:04 AM – 9:21 AM | 77 min | Shukla Pratipada |
Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya in Ashburn
By the sunrise rule most panchangs use, 4 of these 4 fall on a different calendar day in Ashburn than in New Delhi: the two sunrises meet the tithi on different days. Sectarian refinements are not applied.
| Observance | In Ashburn | In New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Wednesday · Oct 21 | Thursday · 2026-10-22different day |
| Ashwin Purnima | Sunday · Oct 25 | Monday · 2026-10-26different day |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wednesday · Nov 4 | Thursday · 2026-11-05different day |
| Kartik Amavasya | Sunday · Nov 8 | Monday · 2026-11-09different day |
When Ashburn's clocks change
Ashburn moves from UTC−4 to UTC−5 on November 1, 2026. The Sun does not change, so Rahu Kaal stays the same eighth of the day, but its clock time jumps: on November 1, 2026 it runs 3:50 PM–5:09 PM on the new clock, which would have read 4:50 PM–6:09 PM on the old one. Anything you scheduled by the clock moves with it.
Why Ashburn needs its own figure
Across the year
In Ashburn, Rahu Kaal is shortest at 70 minutes and longest at 111 minutes across the year, a spread of 41 minutes set by this city's latitude.
Against the nearest city
Herndon is the nearest city we publish, 7 miles away, and today its Rahu Kaal matches Ashburn's to the minute — 5:12 PM–6:37 PM. That is the honest answer at this distance: sunrise there is 7:17 AM against Ashburn's 7:17 AM, a gap of under a minute, and an eighth of that difference rounds away. The window moves with the season instead — by 41 minutes across the year here, which is why this is computed daily for Ashburn rather than printed once for the country.
Frequently asked
What is the Rahu Kalam time today in Ashburn?
Today, Sunday, Rahu Kalam in Ashburn, Virginia runs 5:12 PM to 6:37 PM — 85 minutes. It is computed from today's sunrise (7:17 AM) and sunset (6:37 PM) in Ashburn.
Is Rahu Kalam the same as Rahu Kaal?
Yes — one window, two transliterations of the same Sanskrit कालः. "Rahu Kalam" is the usual South Indian form (Tamil ராகு காலம், Telugu రాహు కాలం) and "Rahu Kaal" the North Indian one. The same page names Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam, which are written Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal in the north. Nothing about the calculation changes with the spelling.
Is Rahu Kalam always 90 minutes?
No. It is one-eighth of the interval between sunrise and sunset, so it is only 90 minutes when the day is exactly twelve hours long. In Ashburn today it is 85 minutes.
Does Rahu Kalam fall at the same time every day?
No. The weekday decides which eighth it takes: this week in Ashburn it starts as early as 8:43 AM on Monday and as late as 5:12 PM on Sunday.
When is the next Ekadashi in Ashburn?
By the sunrise rule most panchangs follow, Papankusha Ekadashi falls on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 in Ashburn; in New Delhi it is Thursday, October 22, 2026, because the two sunrises meet the tithi on different days.
Does Rahu Kalam change when the clocks change in Ashburn?
Ashburn moves from UTC−4 to UTC−5 on November 1, 2026. The Sun does not change, so Rahu Kaal stays the same eighth of the day, but its clock time jumps: on November 1, 2026 it runs 3:50 PM–5:09 PM on the new clock, which would have read 4:50 PM–6:09 PM on the old one. Anything you scheduled by the clock moves with it.
What if I have to start something during Rahu Kalam?
Ongoing work is not affected — the caution is about beginnings. If you can move it, the next auspicious choghadiya in Ashburn today is Labh, 10:07 AM–11:32 AM.
Rahu Kalam in other cities
Ashburn shares this. Your chart does not.
These windows come from the Sun and the weekday, so a whole city shares them. Whether a period is actually good for you depends on your own running dasha and the transits over your chart.