Rahu Kaal Today — Ottawa
Sunday, 2026-10-11 · Ottawa, Ontario · UTC−4
Rahu Kaal today
17:01 – 18:25
84 minutes · one-eighth of today's 07:15–18:25 day
84 minutes today: an eighth of Ottawa'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 Ottawa.
Rahu Kaal
Rahu
17:01 – 18:25
The window to avoid beginning anything new — travel, signing, buying, a first meeting.
Yamaganda
Ketu
12:50 – 14:14
Also avoided for new beginnings, and routinely mistaken for Rahu Kaal.
Gulika Kaal
Saturn
15:37 – 17:01
Saturn's eighth. Traditionally avoided, though held to be the mildest of the three.
Abhijit Muhurat
Brahma
12:28 – 13:12
The opposite: the midday window held to be auspicious for almost anything.
Rahu Kaal by weekday in Ottawa
The weekday decides which eighth Rahu takes, so the window moves by hours across the week: this week in Ottawa it starts as early as 08:40 on Monday and as late as 17:01 on Sunday.
| Day | Rahu Kaal | Length | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday · today | 17:01 – 18:25 | 84 min | 07:15 |
| Monday | 08:40 – 10:03 | 83 min | 07:17 |
| Tuesday | 15:35 – 16:58 | 83 min | 07:18 |
| Wednesday | 12:49 – 14:12 | 83 min | 07:19 |
| Thursday | 14:11 – 15:33 | 82 min | 07:21 |
| Friday | 11:27 – 12:49 | 82 min | 07:22 |
| Saturday | 10:06 – 11:27 | 81 min | 07:23 |
Rahu Kaal in Ottawa for the next 30 days
Computed for Ottawa's sunrise each day, at the clock time in force that day. Over these 30 days the window runs 73 to 84 minutes and starts anywhere from 08:01 to 17:01.
| Date | Rahu Kaal | Length | Tithi at sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday · 2026-10-11 | 17:01 – 18:25 | 84 min | Shukla Pratipada |
| Monday · 2026-10-12 | 08:40 – 10:03 | 83 min | Shukla Dwitiya |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-13 | 15:35 – 16:58 | 83 min | Shukla Tritiya |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-14 | 12:49 – 14:12 | 83 min | Shukla Chaturthi |
| Thursday · 2026-10-15 | 14:11 – 15:33 | 82 min | Shukla Panchami |
| Friday · 2026-10-16 | 11:27 – 12:49 | 82 min | Shukla Shashthi |
| Saturday · 2026-10-17 | 10:06 – 11:27 | 81 min | Shukla Saptami |
| Sunday · 2026-10-18 | 16:51 – 18:12 | 81 min | Shukla Ashtami |
| Monday · 2026-10-19 | 08:47 – 10:07 | 80 min | Shukla Navami |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-20 | 15:28 – 16:49 | 81 min | Shukla Dashami |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-21 | 12:48 – 14:08 | 80 min | Shukla Ekadashi |
| Thursday · 2026-10-22 | 14:07 – 15:27 | 80 min | Shukla Dwadashi |
| Friday · 2026-10-23 | 11:29 – 12:48 | 79 min | Shukla Trayodashi |
| Saturday · 2026-10-24 | 10:10 – 11:29 | 79 min | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| Sunday · 2026-10-25 | 16:42 – 18:00 | 78 min | Purnima |
| Monday · 2026-10-26 | 08:53 – 10:11 | 78 min | Krishna Pratipada |
| Tuesday · 2026-10-27 | 15:22 – 16:40 | 78 min | Krishna Dwitiya |
| Wednesday · 2026-10-28 | 12:47 – 14:04 | 77 min | Krishna Tritiya |
| Thursday · 2026-10-29 | 14:04 – 15:21 | 77 min | Krishna Chaturthi |
| Friday · 2026-10-30 | 11:30 – 12:47 | 77 min | Krishna Panchami |
| Saturday · 2026-10-31 | 10:15 – 11:31 | 76 min | Krishna Saptami |
| Sunday · 2026-11-01clocks change | 15:34 – 16:50 | 76 min | Krishna Ashtami |
| Monday · 2026-11-02 | 08:01 – 09:16 | 75 min | Krishna Navami |
| Tuesday · 2026-11-03 | 14:17 – 15:32 | 75 min | Krishna Dashami |
| Wednesday · 2026-11-04 | 11:47 – 13:01 | 74 min | Krishna Ekadashi |
| Thursday · 2026-11-05 | 13:01 – 14:15 | 74 min | Krishna Dwadashi |
| Friday · 2026-11-06 | 10:33 – 11:47 | 74 min | Krishna Trayodashi |
| Saturday · 2026-11-07 | 09:20 – 10:33 | 73 min | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| Sunday · 2026-11-08 | 15:27 – 16:40 | 73 min | Amavasya |
| Monday · 2026-11-09 | 08:08 – 09:21 | 73 min | Shukla Pratipada |
Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya in Ottawa
By the sunrise rule most panchangs use, 4 of these 4 fall on a different calendar day in Ottawa than in New Delhi: the two sunrises meet the tithi on different days. Sectarian refinements are not applied.
| Observance | In Ottawa | In New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Wednesday · 2026-10-21 | Thursday · 2026-10-22different day |
| Ashwin Purnima | Sunday · 2026-10-25 | Monday · 2026-10-26different day |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wednesday · 2026-11-04 | Thursday · 2026-11-05different day |
| Kartik Amavasya | Sunday · 2026-11-08 | Monday · 2026-11-09different day |
When Ottawa's clocks change
Ottawa moves from UTC−4 to UTC−5 on 2026-11-01. The Sun does not change, so Rahu Kaal stays the same eighth of the day, but its clock time jumps: on 2026-11-01 it runs 15:34–16:50 on the new clock, which would have read 16:34–17:50 on the old one. Anything you scheduled by the clock moves with it.
Why Ottawa needs its own figure
Across the year
In Ottawa, Rahu Kaal is shortest at 65 minutes and longest at 117 minutes across the year, a spread of 52 minutes set by this city's latitude.
Against the nearest city
Montreal is 166 km away, and today its Rahu Kaal runs 16:52–18:16 against Ottawa's 17:01–18:25. Sunrise differs, so the eighth differs. That gap is the reason this page is computed for Ottawa rather than for the region.
Frequently asked
What is the Rahu Kaal time today in Ottawa?
Today, Sunday, Rahu Kaal in Ottawa, Ontario runs 17:01 to 18:25 — 84 minutes. It is computed from today's sunrise (07:15) and sunset (18:25) in Ottawa.
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 Ottawa today it is 84 minutes.
Does Rahu Kaal fall at the same time every day?
No. The weekday decides which eighth it takes: this week in Ottawa it starts as early as 08:40 on Monday and as late as 17:01 on Sunday.
When is the next Ekadashi in Ottawa?
By the sunrise rule most panchangs follow, Papankusha Ekadashi falls on Wednesday, 2026-10-21 in Ottawa; in New Delhi it is Thursday, 2026-10-22, because the two sunrises meet the tithi on different days.
Does Rahu Kaal change when the clocks change in Ottawa?
Ottawa moves from UTC−4 to UTC−5 on 2026-11-01. The Sun does not change, so Rahu Kaal stays the same eighth of the day, but its clock time jumps: on 2026-11-01 it runs 15:34–16:50 on the new clock, which would have read 16:34–17:50 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 Ottawa today is Labh, 10:03–11:26.
Rahu Kaal in other cities
Ottawa 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.