Rahu Kaal Today — Cape Town
Sunday, 2026-10-11 · Cape Town, Western Cape · UTC+2
Rahu Kaal today
17:19 – 18:54
95 minutes · one-eighth of today's 06:11–18:54 day
95 minutes today: an eighth of Cape Town'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 Cape Town.
Rahu Kaal
Rahu
17:19 – 18:54
The window to avoid beginning anything new — travel, signing, buying, a first meeting.
Yamaganda
Ketu
12:33 – 14:08
Also avoided for new beginnings, and routinely mistaken for Rahu Kaal.
Gulika Kaal
Saturn
15:44 – 17:19
Saturn's eighth. Traditionally avoided, though held to be the mildest of the three.
Abhijit Muhurat
Brahma
12:08 – 12:58
The opposite: the midday window held to be auspicious for almost anything.
Rahu Kaal by weekday in Cape Town
The weekday decides which eighth Rahu takes, so the window moves by hours across the week: this week in Cape Town it starts as early as 07:46 on Monday and as late as 17:19 on Sunday.
| Day | Rahu Kaal | Length | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday · today | 17:19 – 18:54 | 95 min | 06:11 |
| Monday | 07:46 – 09:21 | 95 min | 06:10 |
| Tuesday | 15:44 – 17:20 | 96 min | 06:09 |
| Wednesday | 12:32 – 14:08 | 96 min | 06:08 |
| Thursday | 14:08 – 15:45 | 97 min | 06:06 |
| Friday | 10:55 – 12:32 | 97 min | 06:05 |
| Saturday | 09:18 – 10:55 | 97 min | 06:04 |
Rahu Kaal in Cape Town for the next 30 days
Computed for Cape Town's sunrise each day, at the clock time in force that day. Over these 30 days the window runs 95 to 103 minutes and starts anywhere from 07:23 to 17:36.
| Date | Rahu Kaal | Length | Tithi at sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday · 2026-10-11 | 17:19 – 18:54 | 95 min | Shukla Pratipada |
| Monday · 2026-10-12 | 07:46 – 09:21 | 95 min | Shukla Dwitiya |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-13 | 15:44 – 17:20 | 96 min | Shukla Tritiya |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-14 | 12:32 – 14:08 | 96 min | Shukla Chaturthi |
| Thursday · 2026-10-15 | 14:08 – 15:45 | 97 min | Shukla Panchami |
| Friday · 2026-10-16 | 10:55 – 12:32 | 97 min | Shukla Shashthi |
| Saturday · 2026-10-17 | 09:18 – 10:55 | 97 min | Shukla Saptami |
| Sunday · 2026-10-18 | 17:23 – 19:00 | 97 min | Shukla Ashtami |
| Monday · 2026-10-19 | 07:39 – 09:16 | 97 min | Shukla Ashtami |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-20 | 15:46 – 17:24 | 98 min | Shukla Navami |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-21 | 12:31 – 14:09 | 98 min | Shukla Dashami |
| Thursday · 2026-10-22 | 14:09 – 15:47 | 98 min | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Friday · 2026-10-23 | 10:52 – 12:30 | 98 min | Shukla Dwadashi |
| Saturday · 2026-10-24 | 09:13 – 10:52 | 99 min | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Sunday · 2026-10-25 | 17:27 – 19:06 | 99 min | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| Monday · 2026-10-26 | 07:33 – 09:12 | 99 min | Purnima |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-27 | 15:49 – 17:28 | 99 min | Krishna Dwitiya |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-28 | 12:30 – 14:10 | 100 min | Krishna Tritiya |
| Thursday · 2026-10-29 | 14:10 – 15:50 | 100 min | Krishna Chaturthi |
| Friday · 2026-10-30 | 10:50 – 12:30 | 100 min | Krishna Panchami |
| Saturday · 2026-10-31 | 09:09 – 10:49 | 100 min | Krishna Shashthi |
| Sunday · 2026-11-01 | 17:32 – 19:12 | 100 min | Krishna Saptami |
| Monday · 2026-11-02 | 07:27 – 09:08 | 101 min | Krishna Ashtami |
| Tuesday · 2026-11-03 | 15:52 – 17:33 | 101 min | Krishna Navami |
| Wednesday · 2026-11-04 | 12:30 – 14:11 | 101 min | Krishna Dashami |
| Thursday · 2026-11-05 | 14:11 – 15:53 | 102 min | Krishna Ekadashi |
| Friday · 2026-11-06 | 10:48 – 12:30 | 102 min | Krishna Dwadashi |
| Saturday · 2026-11-07 | 09:06 – 10:48 | 102 min | Krishna Trayodashi |
| Sunday · 2026-11-08 | 17:36 – 19:19 | 103 min | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| Monday · 2026-11-09 | 07:23 – 09:05 | 102 min | Amavasya |
Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya in Cape Town
By the sunrise rule most panchangs use, all 4 fall on the same calendar day in Cape Town as in New Delhi this month. Sectarian refinements are not applied.
| Observance | In Cape Town | In New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Thursday · 2026-10-22 | Thursday · 2026-10-22same day |
| Ashwin Purnima | Monday · 2026-10-26 | Monday · 2026-10-26same day |
| Rama Ekadashi | Thursday · 2026-11-05 | Thursday · 2026-11-05same day |
| Kartik Amavasya | Monday · 2026-11-09 | Monday · 2026-11-09same day |
When Cape Town's clocks change
South Africa does not change its clocks, so the only thing that moves Rahu Kaal here is the Sun: sunrise in Cape Town is 07:53 at the June solstice and 05:33 at the December one, 140 minutes apart.
Why Cape Town needs its own figure
Across the year
In Cape Town, Rahu Kaal is shortest at 74 minutes and longest at 108 minutes across the year, a spread of 34 minutes set by this city's latitude.
Against the nearest city
Johannesburg is 1262 km away, and today its Rahu Kaal runs 16:37–18:11 against Cape Town's 17:19–18:54. Sunrise differs, so the eighth differs. That gap is the reason this page is computed for Cape Town rather than for the region.
Frequently asked
What is the Rahu Kaal time today in Cape Town?
Today, Sunday, Rahu Kaal in Cape Town, Western Cape runs 17:19 to 18:54 — 95 minutes. It is computed from today's sunrise (06:11) and sunset (18:54) in Cape Town.
Is Rahu Kaal 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 Cape Town today it is 95 minutes.
Does Rahu Kaal fall at the same time every day?
No. The weekday decides which eighth it takes: this week in Cape Town it starts as early as 07:46 on Monday and as late as 17:19 on Sunday.
When is the next Ekadashi in Cape Town?
By the sunrise rule most panchangs follow, Papankusha Ekadashi falls on Thursday, 2026-10-22 in Cape Town, the same day as in New Delhi.
Does Rahu Kaal change when the clocks change in Cape Town?
South Africa does not change its clocks, so the only thing that moves Rahu Kaal here is the Sun: sunrise in Cape Town is 07:53 at the June solstice and 05:33 at the December one, 140 minutes apart.
What if I have to start something during Rahu Kaal?
Ongoing work is not affected — the caution is about beginnings. If you can move it, the next auspicious choghadiya in Cape Town today is Labh, 09:22–10:58.
Rahu Kaal in other cities
Cape Town 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.