Rahu Kalam 9 Apr 2027

Rahu Kalam

10:52 AM to 12:23 PM

Duration 1 hr 31 min

Yamagandam

03:26 PM - 04:57 PM

Gulika Kalam

07:50 AM - 09:21 AM

Sunrise / Sunset

06:19 AM / 06:28 PM

Abhijit Muhurtham

11:59 AM - 12:48 PM

Need the full day? See today's Malayalam Panchangam or Choghadiya.

Rahu Kalam on 9 Apr 2027 in Major Cities

Kerala

City	Rahu Kalam	Yamagandam	Gulika
Thiruvananthapuram	10:52 AM - 12:23 PM	03:26 PM - 04:57 PM	07:50 AM - 09:21 AM
Kollam	10:54 AM - 12:25 PM	03:27 PM - 04:58 PM	07:51 AM - 09:22 AM
Pathanamthitta	10:53 AM - 12:24 PM	03:27 PM - 04:58 PM	07:50 AM - 09:22 AM
Alappuzha	10:55 AM - 12:26 PM	03:28 PM - 05:00 PM	07:52 AM - 09:23 AM
Kottayam	10:54 AM - 12:25 PM	03:28 PM - 04:59 PM	07:51 AM - 09:23 AM
Kochi	10:55 AM - 12:26 PM	03:29 PM - 05:00 PM	07:52 AM - 09:24 AM
Thrissur	10:55 AM - 12:26 PM	03:29 PM - 05:01 PM	07:52 AM - 09:24 AM
Palakkad	10:53 AM - 12:25 PM	03:27 PM - 04:59 PM	07:50 AM - 09:22 AM
Malappuram	10:56 AM - 12:27 PM	03:30 PM - 05:01 PM	07:53 AM - 09:24 AM
Kozhikode	10:57 AM - 12:28 PM	03:31 PM - 05:03 PM	07:54 AM - 09:25 AM
Kannur	10:58 AM - 12:30 PM	03:33 PM - 05:05 PM	07:55 AM - 09:27 AM
Kasaragod	11:00 AM - 12:31 PM	03:35 PM - 05:06 PM	07:56 AM - 09:28 AM

South India

City	Rahu Kalam	Yamagandam	Gulika
Chennai	10:38 AM - 12:10 PM	03:14 PM - 04:45 PM	07:35 AM - 09:07 AM
Coimbatore	10:52 AM - 12:23 PM	03:26 PM - 04:58 PM	07:49 AM - 09:20 AM
Madurai	10:47 AM - 12:19 PM	03:21 PM - 04:53 PM	07:45 AM - 09:16 AM
Bengaluru	10:49 AM - 12:21 PM	03:24 PM - 04:56 PM	07:46 AM - 09:17 AM
Mysuru	10:53 AM - 12:25 PM	03:28 PM - 05:00 PM	07:50 AM - 09:21 AM
Mangaluru	11:00 AM - 12:32 PM	03:35 PM - 05:07 PM	07:57 AM - 09:28 AM
Hyderabad	10:45 AM - 12:17 PM	03:22 PM - 04:55 PM	07:40 AM - 09:13 AM
Vijayawada	10:36 AM - 12:09 PM	03:13 PM - 04:45 PM	07:32 AM - 09:04 AM

North India

City	Rahu Kalam	Yamagandam	Gulika
Mumbai	11:07 AM - 12:40 PM	03:45 PM - 05:18 PM	08:02 AM - 09:35 AM
Pune	11:03 AM - 12:36 PM	03:41 PM - 05:13 PM	07:58 AM - 09:31 AM
New Delhi	10:48 AM - 12:23 PM	03:31 PM - 05:05 PM	07:40 AM - 09:14 AM
Kolkata	10:05 AM - 11:38 AM	02:44 PM - 04:17 PM	06:59 AM - 08:32 AM
Ahmedabad	11:08 AM - 12:41 PM	03:47 PM - 05:21 PM	08:01 AM - 09:35 AM
Lucknow	10:34 AM - 12:08 PM	03:15 PM - 04:49 PM	07:26 AM - 09:00 AM
Jaipur	10:54 AM - 12:28 PM	03:36 PM - 05:10 PM	07:47 AM - 09:21 AM

Gulf (local time)

City	Rahu Kalam	Yamagandam	Gulika
Dubai	10:47 AM - 12:20 PM	03:27 PM - 05:01 PM	07:40 AM - 09:13 AM
Abu Dhabi	10:50 AM - 12:24 PM	03:31 PM - 05:04 PM	07:44 AM - 09:17 AM
Doha	10:02 AM - 11:35 AM	02:42 PM - 04:16 PM	06:55 AM - 08:28 AM
Kuwait City	10:15 AM - 11:49 AM	02:58 PM - 04:32 PM	07:07 AM - 08:41 AM
Riyadh	10:21 AM - 11:54 AM	03:01 PM - 04:35 PM	07:14 AM - 08:48 AM
Muscat	10:34 AM - 12:08 PM	03:14 PM - 04:48 PM	07:28 AM - 09:01 AM
Manama	10:05 AM - 11:39 AM	02:46 PM - 04:20 PM	06:58 AM - 08:32 AM

Indian cities are in IST. Gulf cities are in their own local time.

Rahu Kalam for the Next 7 Days in Thiruvananthapuram

Date	Day	Rahu Kalam	Yamagandam	Gulika
09 Apr 2027	Friday	10:52 AM - 12:23 PM	03:26 PM - 04:57 PM	07:50 AM - 09:21 AM
10 Apr 2027	Saturday	09:21 AM - 10:52 AM	01:54 PM - 03:26 PM	06:19 AM - 07:50 AM
11 Apr 2027	Sunday	04:57 PM - 06:28 PM	12:23 PM - 01:54 PM	03:25 PM - 04:57 PM
12 Apr 2027	Monday	07:49 AM - 09:20 AM	10:51 AM - 12:23 PM	01:54 PM - 03:25 PM
13 Apr 2027	Tuesday	03:25 PM - 04:56 PM	09:20 AM - 10:51 AM	12:22 PM - 01:54 PM
14 Apr 2027	Wednesday	12:22 PM - 01:54 PM	07:48 AM - 09:19 AM	10:51 AM - 12:22 PM
15 Apr 2027	Thursday	01:53 PM - 03:25 PM	06:16 AM - 07:48 AM	09:19 AM - 10:50 AM

Rahu Kalam April 2027 · Thiruvananthapuram Show month

Date	Day	Sunrise	Rahu Kalam	Yamagandam	Gulika
01 Apr	Thu	06:23 AM	01:56 PM - 03:27 PM	06:23 AM - 07:54 AM	09:24 AM - 10:55 AM
02 Apr	Fri	06:23 AM	10:55 AM - 12:25 PM	03:27 PM - 04:58 PM	07:53 AM - 09:24 AM
03 Apr	Sat	06:22 AM	09:24 AM - 10:54 AM	01:56 PM - 03:27 PM	06:22 AM - 07:53 AM
04 Apr	Sun	06:22 AM	04:57 PM - 06:28 PM	12:25 PM - 01:56 PM	03:27 PM - 04:57 PM
05 Apr	Mon	06:21 AM	07:52 AM - 09:23 AM	10:54 AM - 12:25 PM	01:55 PM - 03:26 PM
06 Apr	Tue	06:21 AM	03:26 PM - 04:57 PM	09:22 AM - 10:53 AM	12:24 PM - 01:55 PM
07 Apr	Wed	06:20 AM	12:24 PM - 01:55 PM	07:51 AM - 09:22 AM	10:53 AM - 12:24 PM
08 Apr	Thu	06:20 AM	01:55 PM - 03:26 PM	06:20 AM - 07:51 AM	09:22 AM - 10:53 AM
09 Apr	Fri	06:19 AM	10:52 AM - 12:23 PM	03:26 PM - 04:57 PM	07:50 AM - 09:21 AM
10 Apr	Sat	06:19 AM	09:21 AM - 10:52 AM	01:54 PM - 03:26 PM	06:19 AM - 07:50 AM
11 Apr	Sun	06:18 AM	04:57 PM - 06:28 PM	12:23 PM - 01:54 PM	03:25 PM - 04:57 PM
12 Apr	Mon	06:18 AM	07:49 AM - 09:20 AM	10:51 AM - 12:23 PM	01:54 PM - 03:25 PM
13 Apr	Tue	06:17 AM	03:25 PM - 04:56 PM	09:20 AM - 10:51 AM	12:22 PM - 01:54 PM
14 Apr	Wed	06:17 AM	12:22 PM - 01:54 PM	07:48 AM - 09:19 AM	10:51 AM - 12:22 PM
15 Apr	Thu	06:16 AM	01:53 PM - 03:25 PM	06:16 AM - 07:48 AM	09:19 AM - 10:50 AM
16 Apr	Fri	06:16 AM	10:50 AM - 12:22 PM	03:25 PM - 04:56 PM	07:47 AM - 09:19 AM
17 Apr	Sat	06:15 AM	09:18 AM - 10:50 AM	01:53 PM - 03:25 PM	06:15 AM - 07:47 AM
18 Apr	Sun	06:15 AM	04:56 PM - 06:28 PM	12:21 PM - 01:53 PM	03:24 PM - 04:56 PM
19 Apr	Mon	06:14 AM	07:46 AM - 09:18 AM	10:49 AM - 12:21 PM	01:53 PM - 03:24 PM
20 Apr	Tue	06:14 AM	03:24 PM - 04:56 PM	09:17 AM - 10:49 AM	12:21 PM - 01:52 PM
21 Apr	Wed	06:13 AM	12:21 PM - 01:52 PM	07:45 AM - 09:17 AM	10:49 AM - 12:21 PM
22 Apr	Thu	06:13 AM	01:52 PM - 03:24 PM	06:13 AM - 07:45 AM	09:17 AM - 10:49 AM
23 Apr	Fri	06:13 AM	10:48 AM - 12:20 PM	03:24 PM - 04:56 PM	07:45 AM - 09:16 AM
24 Apr	Sat	06:12 AM	09:16 AM - 10:48 AM	01:52 PM - 03:24 PM	06:12 AM - 07:44 AM
25 Apr	Sun	06:12 AM	04:56 PM - 06:28 PM	12:20 PM - 01:52 PM	03:24 PM - 04:56 PM
26 Apr	Mon	06:11 AM	07:44 AM - 09:16 AM	10:48 AM - 12:20 PM	01:52 PM - 03:24 PM
27 Apr	Tue	06:11 AM	03:24 PM - 04:56 PM	09:15 AM - 10:47 AM	12:19 PM - 01:52 PM
28 Apr	Wed	06:11 AM	12:19 PM - 01:51 PM	07:43 AM - 09:15 AM	10:47 AM - 12:19 PM
29 Apr	Thu	06:10 AM	01:51 PM - 03:24 PM	06:10 AM - 07:43 AM	09:15 AM - 10:47 AM
30 Apr	Fri	06:10 AM	10:47 AM - 12:19 PM	03:24 PM - 04:56 PM	07:42 AM - 09:15 AM

What Is Rahu Kalam?

Rahu Kalam (also written Rahukalam or Rahu Kaal) is a window of roughly 90 minutes every day that's considered inauspicious for starting anything new.

Rahu is one of the two shadow planets in Vedic astrology. It has no body of its own, and it's blamed for eclipses in the old stories. So the slot of the day ruled by Rahu is kept free of fresh beginnings.

In Kerala and Tamil Nadu, people check it almost daily. Before signing a deal. Before a marriage talk. Before leaving on a journey.

How We Calculate It

We take the actual sunrise and sunset for your district, split the daylight into eight equal parts, and give Rahu its fixed part for that weekday.

That's why the times on this page change a little every day. A fixed "7:30 to 9:00" chart only works when sunrise is exactly 6:00 AM, which rarely happens in Kerala.

Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam are worked out the same way, just with different parts of the day.

Rahu Kalam by Weekday

Reference timings for a 6:00 AM sunrise and 6:00 PM sunset. Use the live times above for your district.

Day	Rahu Kalam	Yamagandam	Gulika
Sunday	4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Monday	7:30 AM - 9:00 AM	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday	3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Wednesday	12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	7:30 AM - 9:00 AM	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Thursday	1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	6:00 AM - 7:30 AM	9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Saturday	9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	6:00 AM - 7:30 AM

An easy way to remember the order is the old saying "Mother Saw Father Wearing The Turban on Sunday": Monday, Saturday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday. That's the order Rahu Kalam moves through the day, from morning to evening.

What to Avoid, and What's Fine

The rule is about beginnings, not about the whole day stopping.

Usually avoided: starting a job or business, marriage and engagement talks, house warming, buying a vehicle, signing agreements, starting a long trip.
Usually fine: work that's already going on, daily routines, medical emergencies, and prayer.

Many temples in South India actually hold Rahu Kala pooja in this window, especially at Durga and Bhadrakali shrines on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam

Yamagandam is ruled by Yama. Families avoid it for auspicious work in the same way as Rahu Kalam.

Gulika Kalam belongs to Gulika (Mandi), Saturn's son. Whatever starts in it is believed to repeat. So it's avoided for funerals or taking loans, but some people prefer it for buying land or gold.

Want a proper good time instead? Check Subha Muhurtham in the Panchangam or match your stars on our Jathaka Porutham page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is Rahu Kalam today in Thiruvananthapuram? +

Rahu Kalam on Friday, 9 April 2027 in Thiruvananthapuram runs from 10:52 AM to 12:23 PM. Yamagandam is 03:26 PM to 04:57 PM and Gulika Kalam is 07:50 AM to 09:21 AM.

How is Rahu Kalam calculated? +

The time between local sunrise and sunset is split into eight equal parts. Each weekday gives one fixed part to Rahu. Since sunrise changes every day and from place to place, the exact clock time changes too.

Why is Rahu Kalam not always 7:30 to 9:00 on Monday? +

That popular chart assumes sunrise at 6:00 AM and sunset at 6:00 PM. Real sunrise in Kerala moves between roughly 6:00 and 6:45 AM through the year, so the actual timing shifts by several minutes.

Is Rahu Kalam the same across Kerala? +

Close, but not identical. Sunrise in Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram can differ by a few minutes, so pick your own district above for the exact time.

What should I avoid during Rahu Kalam? +

Traditionally people avoid starting new things: a new job, business deal, house warming, marriage talks, vehicle purchase or long journey. Routine work that is already under way is generally not a concern.

Is Gulika Kalam good or bad? +

Gulika Kalam is treated differently. Whatever starts in it is believed to repeat, so people avoid funerals and debts in this window but some prefer it for buying property or gold.

Rahu Kalam on 9 April 2027 in Thiruvananthapuram