Rahu Kaal Today — Melbourne
Monday, 2026-10-12 · Melbourne, Victoria · UTC+11
Rahu Kaal today
08:18 – 09:54
96 minutes · one-eighth of today's 06:41–19:32 day
96 minutes today: an eighth of Melbourne'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 Melbourne.
Rahu Kaal
Rahu
08:18 – 09:54
The window to avoid beginning anything new — travel, signing, buying, a first meeting.
Yamaganda
Ketu
11:30 – 13:07
Also avoided for new beginnings, and routinely mistaken for Rahu Kaal.
Gulika Kaal
Saturn
14:43 – 16:19
Saturn's eighth. Traditionally avoided, though held to be the mildest of the three.
Abhijit Muhurat
Brahma
12:41 – 13:32
The opposite: the midday window held to be auspicious for almost anything.
Rahu Kaal by weekday in Melbourne
The weekday decides which eighth Rahu takes, so the window moves by hours across the week: this week in Melbourne it starts as early as 08:18 on Monday and as late as 17:55 on Sunday.
| Day | Rahu Kaal | Length | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 17:55 – 19:31 | 96 min | 06:43 |
| Monday · today | 08:18 – 09:54 | 96 min | 06:41 |
| Tuesday | 16:20 – 17:56 | 96 min | 06:40 |
| Wednesday | 13:06 – 14:43 | 97 min | 06:38 |
| Thursday | 14:43 – 16:20 | 97 min | 06:37 |
| Friday | 11:28 – 13:06 | 98 min | 06:36 |
| Saturday | 09:50 – 11:28 | 98 min | 06:34 |
Rahu Kaal in Melbourne for the next 30 days
Computed for Melbourne's sunrise each day, at the clock time in force that day. Over these 30 days the window runs 96 to 104 minutes and starts anywhere from 07:51 to 18:15.
| Date | Rahu Kaal | Length | Tithi at sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday · 2026-10-12 | 08:18 – 09:54 | 96 min | Shukla Dwitiya |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-13 | 16:20 – 17:56 | 96 min | Shukla Tritiya |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-14 | 13:06 – 14:43 | 97 min | Shukla Chaturthi |
| Thursday · 2026-10-15 | 14:43 – 16:20 | 97 min | Shukla Chaturthi |
| Friday · 2026-10-16 | 11:28 – 13:06 | 98 min | Shukla Panchami |
| Saturday · 2026-10-17 | 09:50 – 11:28 | 98 min | Shukla Shashthi |
| Sunday · 2026-10-18 | 18:00 – 19:38 | 98 min | Shukla Saptami |
| Monday · 2026-10-19 | 08:10 – 09:48 | 98 min | Shukla Ashtami |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-20 | 16:22 – 18:01 | 99 min | Shukla Navami |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-21 | 13:05 – 14:44 | 99 min | Shukla Dashami |
| Thursday · 2026-10-22 | 14:44 – 16:23 | 99 min | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Friday · 2026-10-23 | 11:25 – 13:04 | 99 min | Shukla Dwadashi |
| Saturday · 2026-10-24 | 09:45 – 11:24 | 99 min | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Sunday · 2026-10-25 | 18:04 – 19:45 | 101 min | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| Monday · 2026-10-26 | 08:03 – 09:43 | 100 min | Purnima |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-27 | 16:25 – 18:06 | 101 min | Krishna Pratipada |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-28 | 13:04 – 14:45 | 101 min | Krishna Dwitiya |
| Thursday · 2026-10-29 | 14:45 – 16:26 | 101 min | Krishna Tritiya |
| Friday · 2026-10-30 | 11:22 – 13:04 | 102 min | Krishna Panchami |
| Saturday · 2026-10-31 | 09:40 – 11:22 | 102 min | Krishna Shashthi |
| Sunday · 2026-11-01 | 18:10 – 19:52 | 102 min | Krishna Saptami |
| Monday · 2026-11-02 | 07:56 – 09:39 | 103 min | Krishna Ashtami |
| Tuesday · 2026-11-03 | 16:29 – 18:11 | 102 min | Krishna Navami |
| Wednesday · 2026-11-04 | 13:03 – 14:46 | 103 min | Krishna Dashami |
| Thursday · 2026-11-05 | 14:47 – 16:30 | 103 min | Krishna Ekadashi |
| Friday · 2026-11-06 | 11:20 – 13:04 | 104 min | Krishna Dwadashi |
| Saturday · 2026-11-07 | 09:36 – 11:20 | 104 min | Krishna Trayodashi |
| Sunday · 2026-11-08 | 18:15 – 19:59 | 104 min | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| Monday · 2026-11-09 | 07:51 – 09:35 | 104 min | Amavasya |
| Tuesday · 2026-11-10 | 16:33 – 18:17 | 104 min | Shukla Pratipada |
Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya in Melbourne
By the sunrise rule most panchangs use, all 4 fall on the same calendar day in Melbourne as in New Delhi this month. Sectarian refinements are not applied.
| Observance | In Melbourne | 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 Melbourne's clocks change
Melbourne moves from UTC+11 to UTC+10 on 2027-04-04. The Sun does not change, so Rahu Kaal stays the same eighth of the day, but its clock time jumps: on 2027-04-04 it runs 16:43–18:10 on the new clock, which would have read 17:43–19:10 on the old one. Anything you scheduled by the clock moves with it.
Why Melbourne needs its own figure
Across the year
In Melbourne, Rahu Kaal is shortest at 71 minutes and longest at 111 minutes across the year, a spread of 40 minutes set by this city's latitude.
Against the nearest city
Canberra is 467 km away, and today its Rahu Kaal runs 08:03–09:38 against Melbourne's 08:18–09:54. Sunrise differs, so the eighth differs. That gap is the reason this page is computed for Melbourne rather than for the region.
Frequently asked
What is the Rahu Kaal time today in Melbourne?
Today, Monday, Rahu Kaal in Melbourne, Victoria runs 08:18 to 09:54 — 96 minutes. It is computed from today's sunrise (06:41) and sunset (19:32) in Melbourne.
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 Melbourne today it is 96 minutes.
Does Rahu Kaal fall at the same time every day?
No. The weekday decides which eighth it takes: this week in Melbourne it starts as early as 08:18 on Monday and as late as 17:55 on Sunday.
When is the next Ekadashi in Melbourne?
By the sunrise rule most panchangs follow, Papankusha Ekadashi falls on Thursday, 2026-10-22 in Melbourne, the same day as in New Delhi.
Does Rahu Kaal change when the clocks change in Melbourne?
Melbourne moves from UTC+11 to UTC+10 on 2027-04-04. The Sun does not change, so Rahu Kaal stays the same eighth of the day, but its clock time jumps: on 2027-04-04 it runs 16:43–18:10 on the new clock, which would have read 17:43–19:10 on the old one. Anything you scheduled by the clock moves with it.
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 Melbourne today is Amrit, 06:41–08:18.
Rahu Kaal in other cities
Melbourne 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.