Gulika Kaal today in San Francisco
Gulikai Kalam Timing · Gulika Kalam · Kuligai
San Francisco · what begins here is said to recur
8:27 AM – 9:59 AM
Also today in San Francisco
11:31 AM – 1:03 PM
Avoid starting new ventures and travel
12:39 PM – 1:28 PM
The best auspicious window of the day
5:21 AM – 6:08 AM
For meditation, practice and study
Ashtami
Nakshatra (नक्षत्र): Jyeshtha
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 San Francisco today
Gulika Kaal in San Francisco today, Friday, September 18, 2026, runs 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM, the second of the day’s eight parts, each 1 hr 32 min long with 12 hr 18 min of daylight between sunrise at 6:54 AM and sunset at 7:13 PM. Rahu Kaal today is 11:31 AM – 1:03 PM and Yamaganda 4:08 PM – 5:40 PM; the three take different eighths on every weekday, so they never coincide.
Today’s window sits under the Labh choghadiya in San Francisco, which is the ambiguity Gulika Kaal is known for: a good period by one system, a repeat-prone one by the other. The usual reading is to keep beginnings you would not want repeated out of it. Across this week here it starts as early as Saturday at 6:54 AM and ends as late as Sunday at 5:40 PM, with today’s sun.
Gulika Kaal through the week in San Francisco
Gulika Kaal moves to a different part of the day depending on the weekday. Today's column is highlighted below.
Gulika Kaal in San Francisco: questions
What time is Gulika Kaal today in San Francisco?▼
8:27 AM – 9:59 AM on Friday, September 18, 2026, from San Francisco’s own sunrise (6:54 AM) and sunset (7:13 PM). It is 1 hr 32 min long today.
Is Gulika Kaal the same as Rahu Kaal in San Francisco?▼
No. Different windows, different rulers. In San Francisco today Rahu Kaal is 11:31 AM – 1:03 PM and Gulika Kaal is 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM. Both are eighths of daylight; the weekday assigns them different parts, so they never overlap.
When does Gulika Kaal end today in San Francisco?▼
At 9:59 AM. There is no Gulika Kaal after sunset (7:13 PM in San Francisco today); like Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda it is defined on daylight only.
Everything else today in San Francisco
- 8 day + 8 night periods, from 6:54 AM
All sixteen periods of the day and night, and which of them are worth using.
- Rahu Kaalavoid11:31 AM – 1:03 PM
The ninety minutes a day nothing new should be started.
- Abhijit Muhuratbest12:39 PM – 1:28 PM
The 48 minutes astride solar noon, the safe default for a beginning.
- Brahma Muhurtagood5:21 AM – 6:08 AM
The 48 minutes before dawn, the hour tradition reserves for practice.
- Yamagandaavoid4:08 PM – 5:40 PM
The second daily avoidance window, the one for health and paperwork.
- Dur Muhurtamavoid9:22 AM – 10:11 AM
The short unlucky muhurtas of the fifteen: one or two, depending on the day.
- 24 planetary hours, from 6:54 AM
Twenty-four planetary hours, and what each ruler is traditionally used for.