Rahu Kaal today in Chennai
Rahu Kalam Timing · Rahukalam
Chennai · avoid starting new work in this window
9:00 AM – 10:31 AM
Also today in Chennai
- Yamaganda1:34 PM – 3:05 PM
- Gulika Kaal5:58 AM – 7:29 AM
9:00 AM – 10:31 AM
Avoid starting new ventures and travel
11:38 AM – 12:27 PM
The best auspicious window of the day
4:23 AM – 5:11 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. Rahu takes the lit one; the night is undivided
Rahu Kaal in Chennai today
Rahu Kaal in Chennai today, Saturday, September 19, 2026, runs 9:00 AM – 10:31 AM, a span of 1 hr 31 min. It is the third of the eight equal parts between sunrise at 5:58 AM and sunset at 6:07 PM, which is the part a Saturday assigns to Rahu. Daylight here is 12 hr 9 min today, so each part is 1 hr 31 min.
Across a week in Chennai the window walks through the day: the earliest it begins is Monday at 7:29 AM, the latest it ends is Sunday at 6:07 PM, with today’s sun. Those times drift by a minute or two a day as sunrise moves, and they are Chennai’s alone: a city to the east sees the same Saturday window earlier, a city to the west later.
There is no Rahu Kaal after sunset in Chennai or anywhere else: it is defined on daylight only. Once 10:31 AM passes today, the day is clear of it until tomorrow’s own window.
Rahu Kaal through the week in Chennai
Rahu Kaal moves to a different part of the day depending on the weekday. Today's column is highlighted below.
Rahu Kaal in Chennai: questions
What time is Rahu Kaal today in Chennai?▼
9:00 AM – 10:31 AM on Saturday, September 19, 2026, computed from Chennai’s own sunrise (5:58 AM) and sunset (6:07 PM). It lasts 1 hr 31 min today.
When does Rahu Kaal end today in Chennai?▼
At 10:31 AM. Anything you were holding back can begin after that; the rest of Chennai’s daylight, until sunset at 6:07 PM, has no Rahu Kaal in it. The other two caution windows today are Yamaganda 1:34 PM – 3:05 PM and Gulika Kaal 5:58 AM – 7:29 AM.
Is Rahu Kaal the same time every day in Chennai?▼
No. The weekday fixes which eighth of the day it takes, so the clock time jumps from one day to the next. This week in Chennai, with today’s sunrise, it starts as early as Monday at 7:29 AM and ends as late as Sunday at 6:07 PM. The weekday strip on this page shows all seven.
Is there a Rahu Kaal at night in Chennai?▼
No. Rahu Kaal is one eighth of daylight (sunrise 5:58 AM to sunset 6:07 PM in Chennai today), and nothing after sunset carries the name. If you want a night-time caution window, the night choghadiya is the system that has one.
Everything else today in Chennai
- 8 day + 8 night periods, from 5:58 AM
All sixteen periods of the day and night, and which of them are worth using.
- Abhijit Muhuratbest11:38 AM – 12:27 PM
The 48 minutes astride solar noon, the safe default for a beginning.
- Brahma Muhurtagood4:23 AM – 5:11 AM
The 48 minutes before dawn, the hour tradition reserves for practice.
- Yamagandaavoid1:34 PM – 3:05 PM
The second daily avoidance window, the one for health and paperwork.
- 5:58 AM – 7:29 AM
The window whose events are said to repeat, which cuts both ways.
- Dur Muhurtamavoid5:58 AM – 6:47 AM
The short unlucky muhurtas of the fifteen: one or two, depending on the day.
- 24 planetary hours, from 5:58 AM
Twenty-four planetary hours, and what each ruler is traditionally used for.