Astrology Glossary

Rahu kalam

Rahu Kalam (राहुकालम्), one eighth of the daylight given to Rahu and set aside for beginning nothing. Its position depends on the weekday, and because it is an eighth of the DAYLIGHT it stretches and shrinks with the season rather than lasting a fixed ninety minutes. The best known of the three avoided periods.

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