What is Yamaganda Kaal and what should be avoided in it?

Yamaganda is the daily inauspicious segment ruled by Yama, the lord of death. Tradition avoids beginnings that should "live long" — new ventures, purchases, travel and sowing — during this window, while routine work continues unaffected.

Is Yamaganda the same as Rahu Kaal?

No. Both are daily avoided windows, but they occupy different eighth-parts of the daylight: Yamaganda falls in the sixth part on every weekday, while Rahu Kaal moves through the eight parts in a weekday-dependent order. This page lists both so they can be checked at a glance.

Why does Yamaganda time change every day?

Like Rahu Kaal, it is one eighth of the daylight, so its clock span shifts with sunrise and sunset. As the days lengthen or shorten, the window moves earlier or later.

Yamaganda Today for India (Delhi reference)

Yamaganda Kaal today is 12:04 to 13:26 (IST).

Times below use the Delhi reference coordinates. Panchang values depend on your exact location — pick your city for sunrise-anchored local times.

Full day details

Detailed astronomical attributes for the day
Tithi	Krishna Chaturdasi
Tithi ends	11:28
Nakshatra	Svati
Nakshatra ends	07:24 (+1 day)
Yoga	Ayusman
Yoga ends	03:03 (+1 day)
Karana	Sakuni
Karana ends	11:28
Sunrise	06:38
Sunset	17:31
Moonrise	05:36
Moonset	16:39

All three inauspicious windows

Start and end times of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal
Window	Begins	Ends
Rahu Kaal	16:09	17:31
Yamaganda	12:04	13:26
Gulika Kaal	14:48	16:09

What to avoid — and what is fine — during Yamaganda

Avoid beginnings that are meant to endure: starting a new business or job, buying property or vehicles, long journeys, sowing seeds and laying foundations. Routine work, ongoing projects, short errands and prayers are not restricted. A common misconception is that Yamaganda makes the whole day inauspicious — it is a single eighth-part of the daylight, and the rest of the day is unaffected.

Methodology and reference

All timings on this page are computed astronomically for Delhi, India — solar and lunar positions, the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa and sunrise-anchored window divisions — and regression-checked against the Government of India publication Rashtriya Panchang (Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological Department, Kolkata). Data verified against the Positional Astronomy Centre, IMD (Government of India) publications on every site update; the computation method is described on the about page.

Yamaganda for other cities

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Frequently asked questions

What is Yamaganda Kaal and what should be avoided in it?: Yamaganda is the daily inauspicious segment ruled by Yama, the lord of death. Tradition avoids beginnings that should "live long" — new ventures, purchases, travel and sowing — during this window, while routine work continues unaffected.
Is Yamaganda the same as Rahu Kaal?: No. Both are daily avoided windows, but they occupy different eighth-parts of the daylight: Yamaganda falls in the sixth part on every weekday, while Rahu Kaal moves through the eight parts in a weekday-dependent order. This page lists both so they can be checked at a glance.
Why does Yamaganda time change every day?: Like Rahu Kaal, it is one eighth of the daylight, so its clock span shifts with sunrise and sunset. As the days lengthen or shorten, the window moves earlier or later.