Rahukaalam or the period of Rahu is a certain period of time every day that is considered inauspicious for any new venture according to Indian Vedic astrology.
Description
In Hindu Vigyan, Rahu Kaal is one of the 8 segments of the day and considered inauspicious period in Indian astrology due to its association with malefic, Rahu. The segments are calculated by taking the total time between sunrise and sunset, at a given place, and then dividing this time duration by 8. Astronomically in the Hindu Panchang Panchangas, the ever varying planetary configurations mean that the auspicious hours during each day will not always fall at the same moment of time. Rahu kaal, Gulikakaala, Yamagandakaala and Vishaghati are the time periods which are especially considered inauspicious or unlucky. The planets according to Indian astronomers are the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Even though Rahu and Ketu are not physical bodies, they are sensitive points called lunar nodes on the intersection of the ecliptic by the Moon's orbit. Rahu is the northern node and Ketu is the southern node. Ancient astronomers felt that the mighty Rahu and Ketu have the strength to obscure the sun, thus causing a solar eclipse. Hence it is considered inauspicious to begin any undertaking during this "Rahukaal". Every day this Rahukaal lasts for around 90 minutes, but the duration differs according to the length of the time between sunrise to sunset. To calculate Rahukaal, the time between the sunrise and sunset is divided into 8 units or time-groups, which time-group will have the Rahukaal depends on the weekday. Several websites offer calculation for a given place and time. For each weekday, Rahukaal falls as under:
The timespan of Rahukaal varies each day and needs to be calculated as per the sunrise and sunset time. The times below can be used in absence of access to accurate Rahukaal. These times are accurate only if the daylight lasts for 12 hours, and the sunrise is at 6.00 AM. For longer or shorter days, the times need to be adjusted.
In English
In English, the mnemonic phrase is "Mother Saw Father Wearing The Turban Suddenly"
Here Eleven Stands for Monday, Boys For Tuesday, Have for Wednesday, A for Thursday, Good for Friday, Football for Saturday and Court/Club for Sunday. Rahukalam-Monday Consider Eleven. "E" in the word eleven is the 5th letter in the alphabet 5+= 7.5 Since "Eleven stands for Monday, "Rahukalam" on Monday is from 7.30 AM to 9.00 AM Rahukalam-Tuesday Boys = "B" is the 2nd letter in the alphabet 2+ = 3.0 "Rahukalam" on Tuesday is from 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM Rahukalam-Wednesday Have = "H" is the 8th letter in the alphabet 8+ = 12.0 "Rahukalam" on Wednesday is from 12.00 PM to 1.30 PM Rahukalam-Thursday A = "A" is the 1st letter in the alphabet. 1+ = 1.5 "Rahukalam" on Thursday is from 1.30 PM to 3.00 PM Rahukalam-Friday Good = "G" is the 7th letter in the alphabet. 7+ = 10.5 "Rahukalam" on Friday is from 10.30 AM to 12.00 PM Rahukalam-Saturday Football = "F" is the 6th letter in the alphabet. 6+ = 9.0 "Rahukalam" on Saturday is from 9.00 AM to 10.30 AM Rahukalam-Sunday Court/Club = "C" is the 3rd letter in the alphabet. 3+ = 4.5 "Rahukalam" on Sunday is from 4.30 PM to 6.00 PM
