Rahu Kaal today in San Francisco
Rahu Kalam Timing · Rahukalam
San Francisco · avoid starting new work in this window
11:31 AM – 1:03 PM
Also today in San Francisco
- Yamaganda4:08 PM – 5:40 PM
- Gulika Kaal8:27 AM – 9:59 AM
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. Rahu takes the lit one; the night is undivided
Rahu Kaal in San Francisco today
Rahu Kaal in San Francisco today, Friday, September 18, 2026, runs 11:31 AM – 1:03 PM, a span of 1 hr 32 min. It is the fourth of the eight equal parts between sunrise at 6:54 AM and sunset at 7:13 PM, which is the part a Friday assigns to Rahu. Daylight here is 12 hr 18 min today, so each part is 1 hr 32 min.
Across a week in San Francisco the window walks through the day: the earliest it begins is Monday at 8:27 AM, the latest it ends is Sunday at 7:13 PM, with today’s sun. Those times drift by a minute or two a day as sunrise moves, and they are San Francisco’s alone: a city to the east sees the same Friday window earlier, a city to the west later.
There is no Rahu Kaal after sunset in San Francisco or anywhere else: it is defined on daylight only. Once 1:03 PM passes today, the day is clear of it until tomorrow’s own window.
Rahu Kaal through the week in San Francisco
Rahu Kaal moves to a different part of the day depending on the weekday. Today's column is highlighted below.
Rahu Kaal in San Francisco: questions
What time is Rahu Kaal today in San Francisco?▼
11:31 AM – 1:03 PM on Friday, September 18, 2026, computed from San Francisco’s own sunrise (6:54 AM) and sunset (7:13 PM). It lasts 1 hr 32 min today.
When does Rahu Kaal end today in San Francisco?▼
At 1:03 PM. Anything you were holding back can begin after that; the rest of San Francisco’s daylight, until sunset at 7:13 PM, has no Rahu Kaal in it. The other two caution windows today are Yamaganda 4:08 PM – 5:40 PM and Gulika Kaal 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM.
Is Rahu Kaal the same time every day in San Francisco?▼
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 San Francisco, with today’s sunrise, it starts as early as Monday at 8:27 AM and ends as late as Sunday at 7:13 PM. The weekday strip on this page shows all seven.
Is there a Rahu Kaal at night in San Francisco?▼
No. Rahu Kaal is one eighth of daylight (sunrise 6:54 AM to sunset 7:13 PM in San Francisco 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 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.
- 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.
- 8:27 AM – 9:59 AM
The window whose events are said to repeat, which cuts both ways.
- 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.