Today's Rahu Kaal in Kolkata
The stretch from sunrise to sunset is divided into eight equal parts. One part belongs to Rahu on each weekday, and nothing new is begun inside it.
Rahu Kaal9:59 AM – 11:31 AMFriday
How this is derived
| Sunrise | 5:24 AM |
| Sunset | 5:37 PM |
| Day arc | 12.23 h |
| One part | 1.53 h |
The eight parts of today
| Part | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:24 AM | 6:56 AM |
| 2 | 6:56 AM | 8:27 AM |
| 3 | 8:27 AM | 9:59 AM |
| 4 — Rahu Kaal | 9:59 AM | 11:31 AM |
| 5 | 11:31 AM | 1:02 PM |
| 6 | 1:02 PM | 2:34 PM |
| 7 | 2:34 PM | 4:06 PM |
| 8 | 4:06 PM | 5:37 PM |
Through the year in Kolkata
The day in Kolkata changes a great deal across the year. One part is 1h 21m at its shortest and 1h 41m at its longest — so the same slot on the same weekday is not the same length in June as in December.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | One part |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6:16 AM | 5:03 PM | 10h 47m | 1h 21m |
| Feb | 6:15 AM | 5:24 PM | 11h 9m | 1h 24m |
| Mar | 5:57 AM | 5:40 PM | 11h 43m | 1h 28m |
| Apr | 5:29 AM | 5:51 PM | 12h 22m | 1h 33m |
| May | 5:04 AM | 6:03 PM | 12h 59m | 1h 37m |
| Jun | 4:51 AM | 6:17 PM | 13h 26m | 1h 41m |
| Jul | 4:55 AM | 6:25 PM | 13h 30m | 1h 41m |
| Aug | 5:07 AM | 6:17 PM | 13h 10m | 1h 39m |
| Sep | 5:18 AM | 5:54 PM | 12h 36m | 1h 35m |
| Oct | 5:27 AM | 5:24 PM | 11h 57m | 1h 30m |
| Nov | 5:40 AM | 4:59 PM | 11h 19m | 1h 25m |
| Dec | 5:59 AM | 4:51 PM | 10h 52m | 1h 22m |