Gulika Kaal today in Chicago
Gulikai Kalam Timing · Gulika Kalam · Kuligai
Chicago · what begins here is said to recur
6:35 AM – 8:07 AM
Also today in Chicago
9:39 AM – 11:12 AM
Avoid starting new ventures and travel
12:19 PM – 1:09 PM
The best auspicious window of the day
5:02 AM – 5:48 AM
For meditation, practice and study
Navami
Nakshatra (नक्षत्र): Mula
24-Hour Day Ring at a glance (24 घंटे का दृश्य चक्र)
The whole day from this sunrise to the next, in one view.
The daylight in eight parts. Gulika takes the lit one; the night is undivided
Gulika Kaal in Chicago today
Gulika Kaal in Chicago today, Saturday, September 19, 2026, runs 6:35 AM – 8:07 AM, the first of the day’s eight parts, each 1 hr 32 min long with 12 hr 18 min of daylight between sunrise at 6:35 AM and sunset at 6:53 PM. Rahu Kaal today is 9:39 AM – 11:12 AM and Yamaganda 2:16 PM – 3:48 PM; the three take different eighths on every weekday, so they never coincide.
Today’s window in Chicago falls on no auspicious day choghadiya, so the two systems agree: nothing here is a good beginning. Across this week here it starts as early as Saturday at 6:35 AM and ends as late as Sunday at 5:21 PM, with today’s sun.
Gulika Kaal through the week in Chicago
Gulika Kaal moves to a different part of the day depending on the weekday. Today's column is highlighted below.
Gulika Kaal in Chicago: questions
What time is Gulika Kaal today in Chicago?▼
6:35 AM – 8:07 AM on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from Chicago’s own sunrise (6:35 AM) and sunset (6:53 PM). It is 1 hr 32 min long today.
Is Gulika Kaal the same as Rahu Kaal in Chicago?▼
No. Different windows, different rulers. In Chicago today Rahu Kaal is 9:39 AM – 11:12 AM and Gulika Kaal is 6:35 AM – 8:07 AM. Both are eighths of daylight; the weekday assigns them different parts, so they never overlap.
When does Gulika Kaal end today in Chicago?▼
At 8:07 AM. There is no Gulika Kaal after sunset (6:53 PM in Chicago today); like Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda it is defined on daylight only.
Everything else today in Chicago
- 8 day + 8 night periods, from 6:35 AM
All sixteen periods of the day and night, and which of them are worth using.
- Rahu Kaalavoid9:39 AM – 11:12 AM
The ninety minutes a day nothing new should be started.
- Abhijit Muhuratbest12:19 PM – 1:09 PM
The 48 minutes astride solar noon, the safe default for a beginning.
- Brahma Muhurtagood5:02 AM – 5:49 AM
The 48 minutes before dawn, the hour tradition reserves for practice.
- Yamagandaavoid2:16 PM – 3:48 PM
The second daily avoidance window, the one for health and paperwork.
- Dur Muhurtamavoid6:35 AM – 7:24 AM
The short unlucky muhurtas of the fifteen: one or two, depending on the day.
- 24 planetary hours, from 6:35 AM
Twenty-four planetary hours, and what each ruler is traditionally used for.