Rahu Kaal Today — Kolkata
Monday, 2026-10-12 · Kolkata, West Bengal · UTC+5:30
Rahu Kaal today
07:01 – 08:28
87 minutes · one-eighth of today's 05:33–17:14 day
87 minutes today: an eighth of Kolkata'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 Kolkata.
Rahu Kaal
Rahu
07:01 – 08:28
The window to avoid beginning anything new — travel, signing, buying, a first meeting.
Yamaganda
Ketu
09:56 – 11:23
Also avoided for new beginnings, and routinely mistaken for Rahu Kaal.
Gulika Kaal
Saturn
12:51 – 14:19
Saturn's eighth. Traditionally avoided, though held to be the mildest of the three.
Abhijit Muhurat
Brahma
11:00 – 11:47
The opposite: the midday window held to be auspicious for almost anything.
Rahu Kaal by weekday in Kolkata
The weekday decides which eighth Rahu takes, so the window moves by hours across the week: this week in Kolkata it starts as early as 07:01 on Monday and as late as 15:47 on Sunday.
| Day | Rahu Kaal | Length | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 15:47 – 17:15 | 88 min | 05:33 |
| Monday · today | 07:01 – 08:28 | 87 min | 05:33 |
| Tuesday | 14:18 – 15:45 | 87 min | 05:33 |
| Wednesday | 11:23 – 12:50 | 87 min | 05:34 |
| Thursday | 12:50 – 14:17 | 87 min | 05:34 |
| Friday | 09:55 – 11:22 | 87 min | 05:35 |
| Saturday | 08:29 – 09:55 | 86 min | 05:35 |
Rahu Kaal in Kolkata for the next 30 days
Computed for Kolkata's sunrise each day, at the clock time in force that day. Over these 30 days the window runs 83 to 87 minutes and starts anywhere from 07:01 to 15:42.
| Date | Rahu Kaal | Length | Tithi at sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday · 2026-10-12 | 07:01 – 08:28 | 87 min | Shukla Dwitiya |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-13 | 14:18 – 15:45 | 87 min | Shukla Tritiya |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-14 | 11:23 – 12:50 | 87 min | Shukla Chaturthi |
| Thursday · 2026-10-15 | 12:50 – 14:17 | 87 min | Shukla Panchami |
| Friday · 2026-10-16 | 09:55 – 11:22 | 87 min | Shukla Shashthi |
| Saturday · 2026-10-17 | 08:29 – 09:55 | 86 min | Shukla Shashthi |
| Sunday · 2026-10-18 | 15:42 – 17:09 | 87 min | Shukla Saptami |
| Monday · 2026-10-19 | 07:02 – 08:29 | 87 min | Shukla Ashtami |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-20 | 14:14 – 15:41 | 87 min | Shukla Navami |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-21 | 11:21 – 12:48 | 87 min | Shukla Dashami |
| Thursday · 2026-10-22 | 12:47 – 14:13 | 86 min | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Friday · 2026-10-23 | 09:55 – 11:21 | 86 min | Shukla Dwadashi |
| Saturday · 2026-10-24 | 08:30 – 09:55 | 85 min | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Sunday · 2026-10-25 | 15:38 – 17:03 | 85 min | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| Monday · 2026-10-26 | 07:04 – 08:30 | 86 min | Purnima |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-27 | 14:11 – 15:37 | 86 min | Krishna Pratipada |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-28 | 11:21 – 12:46 | 85 min | Krishna Tritiya |
| Thursday · 2026-10-29 | 12:45 – 14:10 | 85 min | Krishna Chaturthi |
| Friday · 2026-10-30 | 09:56 – 11:20 | 84 min | Krishna Panchami |
| Saturday · 2026-10-31 | 08:31 – 09:56 | 85 min | Krishna Shashthi |
| Sunday · 2026-11-01 | 15:34 – 16:59 | 85 min | Krishna Saptami |
| Monday · 2026-11-02 | 07:07 – 08:31 | 84 min | Krishna Ashtami |
| Tuesday · 2026-11-03 | 14:09 – 15:33 | 84 min | Krishna Navami |
| Wednesday · 2026-11-04 | 11:20 – 12:44 | 84 min | Krishna Dashami |
| Thursday · 2026-11-05 | 12:44 – 14:08 | 84 min | Krishna Ekadashi |
| Friday · 2026-11-06 | 09:56 – 11:20 | 84 min | Krishna Dwadashi |
| Saturday · 2026-11-07 | 08:33 – 09:57 | 84 min | Krishna Trayodashi |
| Sunday · 2026-11-08 | 15:31 – 16:55 | 84 min | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| Monday · 2026-11-09 | 07:10 – 08:34 | 84 min | Amavasya |
| Tuesday · 2026-11-10 | 14:07 – 15:30 | 83 min | Shukla Pratipada |
Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya in Kolkata
By the sunrise rule most panchangs use, all 4 fall on the same calendar day in Kolkata as in New Delhi this month. Sectarian refinements are not applied.
| Observance | In Kolkata | 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 Kolkata's clocks change
India does not change its clocks, so the only thing that moves Rahu Kaal here is the Sun: sunrise in Kolkata is 04:54 at the June solstice and 06:13 at the December one, 79 minutes apart.
Why Kolkata needs its own figure
Across the year
In Kolkata, Rahu Kaal is shortest at 81 minutes and longest at 101 minutes across the year, a spread of 20 minutes set by this city's latitude.
Against the nearest city
Howrah is the nearest city we publish, 4 km away, and today its Rahu Kaal matches Kolkata's to the minute — 07:01–08:28. That is the honest answer at this distance: sunrise there is 05:33 against Kolkata's 05:33, a gap of under a minute, and an eighth of that difference rounds away. The window moves with the season instead — by 20 minutes across the year here, which is why this is computed daily for Kolkata rather than printed once for the country.
Frequently asked
What is the Rahu Kaal time today in Kolkata?
Today, Monday, Rahu Kaal in Kolkata, West Bengal runs 07:01 to 08:28 — 87 minutes. It is computed from today's sunrise (05:33) and sunset (17:14) in Kolkata.
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 Kolkata today it is 87 minutes.
Does Rahu Kaal fall at the same time every day?
No. The weekday decides which eighth it takes: this week in Kolkata it starts as early as 07:01 on Monday and as late as 15:47 on Sunday.
When is the next Ekadashi in Kolkata?
By the sunrise rule most panchangs follow, Papankusha Ekadashi falls on Thursday, 2026-10-22 in Kolkata, the same day as in New Delhi.
Does Rahu Kaal change when the clocks change in Kolkata?
India does not change its clocks, so the only thing that moves Rahu Kaal here is the Sun: sunrise in Kolkata is 04:54 at the June solstice and 06:13 at the December one, 79 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 Kolkata today is Amrit, 05:33–07:01.
Rahu Kaal in other cities
Kolkata 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.