/v1/panchang/rahu-kaal

Rahu Kaal interval for the day.

What this tells you

Rahu Kaal is a daily 1.5-hour window considered inauspicious for starting new work. The day (sunrise to sunset) is divided into 8 equal segments, and one of them is Rahu Kaal — which segment depends on the weekday. Classical rule: avoid starting journeys, weddings, business deals, or important phone calls during this window.

Request

All requests require an Authorization header with your dv_live_* API key.

example request

curl "https://api.divyastroapi.com/v1/panchang/rahu-kaal?date=2026-04-19&time=06%3A30&tz=%2B05%3A30&lat=28.61&lon=77.21" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dv_live_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"

Response (200 OK)

Successful requests return a JSON body. Field names are stable across versions.

200 response

{
  "start_jd": 2461137.594,
  "end_jd":   2461137.660,
  "start_local": "2026-04-19T16:15:00+05:30",
  "end_local":   "2026-04-19T17:49:00+05:30",
  "duration_minutes": 94,
  "day_lord": "Sun",
  "segment_of_day": 8
}

Field reference

Every field in the response, with its type, a real example, and what it means.

Field	Type	Meaning
start_jd	number	Rahu Kaal start JD. example: `2461137.594`
end_jd	number	Rahu Kaal end JD. example: `2461137.660`
start_local	string	Local start time. example: `"2026-04-19T16:15:00+05:30"`
end_local	string	Local end time. example: `"2026-04-19T17:49:00+05:30"`
duration_minutes	integer	Duration in minutes. Always 1/8th of day length. example: `94`
day_lord	string	Ruling planet of the weekday (Sunday = Sun). example: `"Sun"`
segment_of_day	integer (1–8)	Which 1/8th segment of the day is Rahu Kaal. Sunday=8, Monday=2, Tuesday=7, Wednesday=5, Thursday=6, Friday=4, Saturday=3. example: `8`

Usage tips

How to use it

Show as a banner, not a modal
If the current time falls in Rahu Kaal, a small warning banner is friendly. A modal is intrusive.
Cache per (date, lat, lon)
Rahu Kaal depends only on sunrise and weekday. Cache for 24 hours.
Pair with Yamaganda and Gulika
Traditional almanacs show all three inauspicious intervals together. Call /v1/panchang/yamaganda and /v1/panchang/gulika alongside this one.

Errors

Every error follows the same envelope. Use the error.code field (not the message) for conditional logic in your integration.

401 Unauthorized

{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "missing or invalid API key",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

402 Payment Required

{
  "error": {
    "code": "trial_exhausted",
    "message": "your free trial credits are exhausted — pick a plan to continue",
    "top_up_url": "https://divyastroapi.com/pricing",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

429 Too Many Requests

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "message": "rate limit exceeded; retry after 12 seconds",
    "request_id": "req_01hqy7k8c3e7m1n"
  }
}

Try it

Get a dv_live_* key from your dashboard and paste into the cURL snippet above. New accounts get 500 free credits. Sign up.