Gulika Kaal
Today's Gulika Kaal — an inauspicious daytime window ruled by Gulika (Mandi), the shadow-son of Shani. Distinct from Rahu Kaal.
Step by step
- 1Pick your city — sunrise-anchored window loads immediately.
- 2See Gulika Kaal start and end time.
- 3Combine with Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda to plan cautiously.
- 4Avoid signing contracts or beginning new work during the window.
Why devotees love this
- Covers the third pillar of daily inauspicious kaals.
- Sunrise-anchored — never off by weekday.
- Same-page cross-check with Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda.
- Free daily-updating calculation.
When people use Gulika Kaal
- 1Contract signing, launches and inaugurations — schedule outside Gulika.
- 2Muhurat planning where all 3 kaals must be avoided.
- 3Astrology students learning classical inauspicious periods.
- 4Deferred activities such as house-key handovers.
Avoid these
- Confusing Gulika Kaal with Rahu Kaal — they are separate windows.
- Using a fixed slot instead of the weekday-specific slot.
- Ignoring Gulika when Rahu Kaal is 'safe' — Gulika could still be active.
- Applying Gulika Kaal to routine ongoing work — it targets new starts.
Gulika Kaal weekday slots
Divide daytime into 8 equal parts. Gulika slot: Sunday=7, Monday=6, Tuesday=5, Wednesday=4, Thursday=3, Friday=2, Saturday=1.
Independently validated
Sunrise/sunset ±30 seconds; boundaries recomputed daily per city.
Your data stays with you
City preference stays in localStorage.
Frequently asked questions
In Vedic astrology, Gulika (also Mandi) is a shadowy sub-planet associated with Shani, marking an inauspicious daytime window.
Traditionally both are avoided; some acharyas rank Gulika slightly more sensitive for permanent decisions.
Routine daily puja continues. New sankalpa, homa and inauguration are avoided.
The classical calculation is for daytime only; a night version exists in some schools.
All three (Rahu, Gulika, Yamaganda) use the 8-part daytime division with different weekday-slot mappings.
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