Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam in Washington DC – April 2026
Daily rahu kalam, yamagandam, gulika kalam, abhijit muhurtam and durmuhurtam for every day of April 2026 in Washington DC (Washington DC, USA), in local clock time. Each period is one eighth of the daytime between the visible sunrise and sunset, so it moves with the day length: in Washington DC daylight lasts 12h 39m on April 1 and 13h 48m on April 30, longest on the 30th (13h 48m) and shortest on the 1st (12h 39m), so one eighth runs between 95 and 104 minutes. On Sundays rahu kalam is the last eighth before sunset: 5:59 PM (5), 6:04 PM (12), 6:08 PM (19), 6:13 PM (26). Rahu kalam is avoided for starting journeys, new work and ceremonies; yamagandam and gulika are counted the same way with other weekday positions, shown in the table below. Abhijit muhurtam is the eighth of fifteen parts of the day around local noon. The times are computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone, not converted from India.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Rahu Kalam | Yamagandam | Gulika Kalam | Abhijit Muhurtam | Durmuhurtam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wed | 6:52 AM | 7:31 PM | 1:12 PM – 2:47 PM | 8:27 AM – 10:02 AM | 11:37 AM – 1:12 PM | 12:46 PM – 1:37 PM | 12:46 PM – 1:37 PM |
| 2 Thu | 6:51 AM | 7:32 PM | 2:47 PM – 4:22 PM | 6:51 AM – 8:26 AM | 10:01 AM – 11:36 AM | 12:46 PM – 1:37 PM | 11:05 AM – 11:55 AM, 4:09 PM – 5:00 PM |
| 3 Fri | 6:49 AM | 7:33 PM | 11:36 AM – 1:11 PM | 4:22 PM – 5:58 PM | 8:25 AM – 10:00 AM | 12:46 PM – 1:37 PM | 9:22 AM – 10:13 AM, 1:37 PM – 2:28 PM |
| 4 Sat | 6:48 AM | 7:34 PM | 9:59 AM – 11:35 AM | 2:47 PM – 4:23 PM | 6:48 AM – 8:23 AM | 12:45 PM – 1:36 PM | 6:48 AM – 7:39 AM, 7:39 AM – 8:30 AM |
| 5 Sun | 6:46 AM | 7:35 PM | 5:59 PM – 7:35 PM | 1:11 PM – 2:47 PM | 4:23 PM – 5:59 PM | 12:45 PM – 1:36 PM | 5:53 PM – 6:44 PM |
| 6 Mon | 6:44 AM | 7:36 PM | 8:21 AM – 9:57 AM | 11:34 AM – 1:10 PM | 2:47 PM – 4:23 PM | 12:45 PM – 1:36 PM | 1:36 PM – 2:27 PM, 4:10 PM – 5:02 PM |
| 7 Tue | 6:43 AM | 7:37 PM | 4:24 PM – 6:00 PM | 9:56 AM – 11:33 AM | 1:10 PM – 2:47 PM | 12:44 PM – 1:36 PM | 9:18 AM – 10:09 AM, 12:03 AM (8 Apr) – 12:47 AM (8 Apr) |
| 8 Wed | 6:41 AM | 7:38 PM | 1:10 PM – 2:47 PM | 8:19 AM – 9:56 AM | 11:33 AM – 1:10 PM | 12:44 PM – 1:36 PM | 12:44 PM – 1:36 PM |
| 9 Thu | 6:40 AM | 7:39 PM | 2:47 PM – 4:24 PM | 6:40 AM – 8:17 AM | 9:55 AM – 11:32 AM | 12:43 PM – 1:35 PM | 11:00 AM – 11:52 AM, 4:11 PM – 5:03 PM |
| 10 Fri | 6:38 AM | 7:40 PM | 11:32 AM – 1:09 PM | 4:25 PM – 6:02 PM | 8:16 AM – 9:54 AM | 12:43 PM – 1:35 PM | 9:15 AM – 10:07 AM, 1:35 PM – 2:27 PM |
| 11 Sat | 6:37 AM | 7:41 PM | 9:53 AM – 11:31 AM | 2:47 PM – 4:25 PM | 6:37 AM – 8:15 AM | 12:43 PM – 1:35 PM | 6:37 AM – 7:29 AM, 7:29 AM – 8:21 AM |
| 12 Sun | 6:35 AM | 7:42 PM | 6:04 PM – 7:42 PM | 1:09 PM – 2:47 PM | 4:25 PM – 6:04 PM | 12:42 PM – 1:35 PM | 5:57 PM – 6:49 PM |
| 13 Mon | 6:34 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:13 AM – 9:51 AM | 11:30 AM – 1:08 PM | 2:47 PM – 4:26 PM | 12:42 PM – 1:35 PM | 1:35 PM – 2:27 PM, 4:12 PM – 5:05 PM |
| 14 Tue | 6:33 AM | 7:44 PM | 4:26 PM – 6:05 PM | 9:50 AM – 11:29 AM | 1:08 PM – 2:47 PM | 12:42 PM – 1:35 PM | 9:11 AM – 10:04 AM, 12:03 AM (15 Apr) – 12:46 AM (15 Apr) |
| 15 Wed | 6:31 AM | 7:45 PM | 1:08 PM – 2:47 PM | 8:10 AM – 9:49 AM | 11:29 AM – 1:08 PM | 12:41 PM – 1:34 PM | 12:41 PM – 1:34 PM |
| 16 Thu | 6:30 AM | 7:46 PM | 2:47 PM – 4:27 PM | 6:30 AM – 8:09 AM | 9:49 AM – 11:28 AM | 12:41 PM – 1:34 PM | 10:55 AM – 11:48 AM, 4:13 PM – 5:07 PM |
| 17 Fri | 6:28 AM | 7:47 PM | 11:28 AM – 1:07 PM | 4:27 PM – 6:07 PM | 8:08 AM – 9:48 AM | 12:41 PM – 1:34 PM | 9:08 AM – 10:01 AM, 1:34 PM – 2:27 PM |
| 18 Sat | 6:27 AM | 7:48 PM | 9:47 AM – 11:27 AM | 2:47 PM – 4:27 PM | 6:27 AM – 8:07 AM | 12:41 PM – 1:34 PM | 6:27 AM – 7:20 AM, 7:20 AM – 8:14 AM |
| 19 Sun | 6:25 AM | 7:49 PM | 6:08 PM – 7:49 PM | 1:07 PM – 2:47 PM | 4:28 PM – 6:08 PM | 12:40 PM – 1:34 PM | 6:02 PM – 6:55 PM |
| 20 Mon | 6:24 AM | 7:50 PM | 8:05 AM – 9:45 AM | 11:26 AM – 1:07 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:28 PM | 12:40 PM – 1:34 PM | 1:34 PM – 2:27 PM, 4:15 PM – 5:09 PM |
| 21 Tue | 6:23 AM | 7:51 PM | 4:29 PM – 6:10 PM | 9:45 AM – 11:26 AM | 1:07 PM – 2:48 PM | 12:40 PM – 1:34 PM | 9:04 AM – 9:58 AM, 12:03 AM (22 Apr) – 12:45 AM (22 Apr) |
| 22 Wed | 6:21 AM | 7:52 PM | 1:06 PM – 2:48 PM | 8:03 AM – 9:44 AM | 11:25 AM – 1:06 PM | 12:39 PM – 1:33 PM | 12:39 PM – 1:33 PM |
| 23 Thu | 6:20 AM | 7:53 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:29 PM | 6:20 AM – 8:01 AM | 9:43 AM – 11:25 AM | 12:39 PM – 1:33 PM | 10:51 AM – 11:45 AM, 4:16 PM – 5:10 PM |
| 24 Fri | 6:19 AM | 7:54 PM | 11:24 AM – 1:06 PM | 4:30 PM – 6:12 PM | 8:00 AM – 9:42 AM | 12:39 PM – 1:33 PM | 9:02 AM – 9:56 AM, 1:33 PM – 2:28 PM |
| 25 Sat | 6:17 AM | 7:55 PM | 9:42 AM – 11:24 AM | 2:48 PM – 4:30 PM | 6:17 AM – 7:59 AM | 12:39 PM – 1:33 PM | 6:17 AM – 7:12 AM, 7:12 AM – 8:06 AM |
| 26 Sun | 6:16 AM | 7:55 PM | 6:13 PM – 7:55 PM | 1:06 PM – 2:48 PM | 4:31 PM – 6:13 PM | 12:38 PM – 1:33 PM | 6:06 PM – 7:01 PM |
| 27 Mon | 6:15 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:57 AM – 9:40 AM | 11:23 AM – 1:06 PM | 2:48 PM – 4:31 PM | 12:38 PM – 1:33 PM | 1:33 PM – 2:28 PM, 4:17 PM – 5:12 PM |
| 28 Tue | 6:13 AM | 7:57 PM | 4:31 PM – 6:14 PM | 9:39 AM – 11:22 AM | 1:05 PM – 2:48 PM | 12:38 PM – 1:33 PM | 8:58 AM – 9:53 AM, 12:03 AM (29 Apr) – 12:44 AM (29 Apr) |
| 29 Wed | 6:12 AM | 7:58 PM | 1:05 PM – 2:49 PM | 7:55 AM – 9:39 AM | 11:22 AM – 1:05 PM | 12:38 PM – 1:33 PM | 12:38 PM – 1:33 PM |
| 30 Thu | 6:11 AM | 7:59 PM | 2:49 PM – 4:32 PM | 6:11 AM – 7:54 AM | 9:38 AM – 11:22 AM | 12:38 PM – 1:33 PM | 10:47 AM – 11:42 AM, 4:18 PM – 5:14 PM |
Weekly pattern
| Weekday | Rahu Kalam | Yamagandam | Gulika Kalam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 2nd | 4th | 6th |
| Tuesday | 7th | 3rd | 5th |
| Wednesday | 5th | 2nd | 4th |
| Thursday | 6th | 1st | 3rd |
| Friday | 4th | 7th | 2nd |
| Saturday | 3rd | 6th | 1st |
| Sunday | 8th | 5th | 7th |
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