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Astrology Glossary

Rahu Kalam

A traditional weekday-dependent segment of local daylight, not the astronomical position of Rahu.

Definition

Rahu Kalam is calculated by dividing sunrise-to-sunset daylight into eight equal parts and assigning a weekday-specific segment. Its clock time therefore changes with date and location.

Example

A published fixed time such as 7:30–9:00 cannot be globally correct because sunrise and sunset vary.

AstroVedic360 methodology

AstroVedic360 derives the interval from local rise/set and treats it as one traditional scheduling factor.

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