Rahu Kaal Today — Tampa
Thursday, 2026-08-20 · Tampa, Florida · UTC−4
Rahu Kaal today
15:11 – 16:48
97 minutes · one-eighth of today's 07:04–20:03 day
Note the length: 97 minutes, not a flat 90. Rahu Kaal is an eighth of the real solar day, so it changes with the season and with where you are. This is computed for Tampa's 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 Tampa.
Rahu Kaal
Rahu
15:11 – 16:48
The window to avoid beginning anything new — travel, signing, buying, a first meeting.
Yamaganda
Ketu
07:04 – 08:41
Also avoided for new beginnings, and routinely mistaken for Rahu Kaal.
Gulika Kaal
Saturn
10:19 – 11:56
Saturn's eighth. Traditionally avoided, though held to be the mildest of the three.
Abhijit Muhurat
Brahma
13:08 – 13:59
The opposite: the midday window held to be auspicious for almost anything.
Rahu Kaal by weekday in Tampa
The eighth Rahu occupies is set by the weekday, so the window moves by hours across the week. These are this week's actual values for Tampa.
| Day | Rahu Kaal | Length | Sunrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 18:29 – 20:07 | 98 min | 07:02 |
| Monday | 08:40 – 10:18 | 98 min | 07:02 |
| Tuesday | 16:49 – 18:27 | 98 min | 07:03 |
| Wednesday | 13:34 – 15:11 | 97 min | 07:03 |
| Thursday · today | 15:11 – 16:48 | 97 min | 07:04 |
| Friday | 11:56 – 13:33 | 97 min | 07:04 |
| Saturday | 10:19 – 11:56 | 97 min | 07:05 |
Why Tampa needs its own figure
Across the year
In Tampa, Rahu Kaal is shortest around the December solstice at 77 minutes and longest around the June solstice at 104 minutes — a spread of 27 minutes, driven entirely by this city's latitude. A table printing a flat 90 is wrong at both ends of the year.
Against the nearest city
Orlando is 124 km away, and today its Rahu Kaal runs 15:07–16:44 against Tampa's 15:11–16:48. Sunrise differs, so the eighth differs. That gap is the reason this page is computed for Tampa rather than for the region.
Frequently asked
What is the Rahu Kaal time today in Tampa?
Today, Thursday, Rahu Kaal in Tampa, Florida runs 15:11 to 16:48 — 97 minutes. It is computed from today's sunrise (07:04) and sunset (20:03) for this city, so it is not the same as the figure published for a neighbouring metro.
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 Tampa today it is 97 minutes. Tables that print a fixed 1.5 hours for every city and every date are approximating.
Does Rahu Kaal fall at the same time every day?
No — the eighth it occupies is set by the weekday, so it moves substantially. That is also why a table memorised for one day is misleading on the next.
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 Tampa today is Shubh, 07:04–08:41.
Rahu Kaal in other cities
Rahu Kaal is the same for all of Tampa. Your timing is not.
This window comes from the Sun and the weekday, so the whole city shares it. Whether a period is actually good for you depends on your running dasha and the transits over your own chart.