Gulika Kaal today in Kolkata
Gulikai Kalam Timing · Gulika Kalam · Kuligai
Kolkata · what begins here is said to recur
5:24 AM – 6:56 AM
Also today in Kolkata
8:27 AM – 9:59 AM
Avoid starting new ventures and travel
11:06 AM – 11:55 AM
The best auspicious window of the day
3:50 AM – 4:37 AM
For meditation, practice and study
Ashtami
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 Kolkata today
Gulika Kaal in Kolkata today, Saturday, September 19, 2026, runs 5:24 AM – 6:56 AM, the first of the day’s eight parts, each 1 hr 31 min long with 12 hr 12 min of daylight between sunrise at 5:24 AM and sunset at 5:36 PM. Rahu Kaal today is 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM and Yamaganda 1:02 PM – 2:33 PM; the three take different eighths on every weekday, so they never coincide.
Today’s window in Kolkata 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 5:24 AM and ends as late as Sunday at 4:05 PM, with today’s sun.
Gulika Kaal through the week in Kolkata
Gulika Kaal moves to a different part of the day depending on the weekday. Today's column is highlighted below.
Gulika Kaal in Kolkata: questions
What time is Gulika Kaal today in Kolkata?▼
5:24 AM – 6:56 AM on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from Kolkata’s own sunrise (5:24 AM) and sunset (5:36 PM). It is 1 hr 31 min long today.
Is Gulika Kaal the same as Rahu Kaal in Kolkata?▼
No. Different windows, different rulers. In Kolkata today Rahu Kaal is 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM and Gulika Kaal is 5:24 AM – 6:56 AM. Both are eighths of daylight; the weekday assigns them different parts, so they never overlap.
When does Gulika Kaal end today in Kolkata?▼
At 6:56 AM. There is no Gulika Kaal after sunset (5:36 PM in Kolkata today); like Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda it is defined on daylight only.
Everything else today in Kolkata
- 8 day + 8 night periods, from 5:24 AM
All sixteen periods of the day and night, and which of them are worth using.
- Rahu Kaalavoid8:27 AM – 9:59 AM
The ninety minutes a day nothing new should be started.
- Abhijit Muhuratbest11:06 AM – 11:55 AM
The 48 minutes astride solar noon, the safe default for a beginning.
- Brahma Muhurtagood3:50 AM – 4:37 AM
The 48 minutes before dawn, the hour tradition reserves for practice.
- Yamagandaavoid1:02 PM – 2:33 PM
The second daily avoidance window, the one for health and paperwork.
- Dur Muhurtamavoid5:24 AM – 6:13 AM
The short unlucky muhurtas of the fifteen: one or two, depending on the day.
- 24 planetary hours, from 5:24 AM
Twenty-four planetary hours, and what each ruler is traditionally used for.