Timings to Avoid
Yamagandam Today
New Delhi · Sunday, October 25, 2026
Yamagandam, also written Yamaganda or Yamaganda Kalam, is one of the three daily stretches that South Indian almanacs print every day for avoidance, alongside Rahu Kalam and Gulika Kalam. It takes its name from Yama, the lord of death and of dharma's reckoning, and from ganda, a dangerous junction. Each day one eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset is given to it; today's window for your city appears below.
Other kalams today
Yamagandam today in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and other cities
| City | Yamagandam | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | 12:05 – 13:28 | 06:32 | 17:38 |
| Mumbai | 12:22 – 13:48 | 06:40 | 18:05 |
| Bengaluru | 12:03 – 13:30 | 06:15 | 17:52 |
| Chennai | 11:52 – 13:20 | 06:04 | 17:41 |
| Kolkata | 11:20 – 12:45 | 05:41 | 17:00 |
| Hyderabad | 12:00 – 13:26 | 06:15 | 17:45 |
| Pune | 12:18 – 13:44 | 06:35 | 18:02 |
| Ahmedabad | 12:23 – 13:48 | 06:45 | 18:03 |
| Jaipur | 12:10 – 13:34 | 06:36 | 17:46 |
| Lucknow | 11:50 – 13:13 | 06:15 | 17:25 |
Yamagandam is one eighth of each city's own daytime (IST), so its clock time differs by place. Choose your city at the top of the page for its exact window.
Yamagandam is read together with its two companions: today's Rahu Kaal and Gulika Kalam.
Which eighth of the day it occupies
Divide the daylight into eight equal parts and number them from sunrise. Yamagandam falls in the fifth part on Sunday, the fourth on Monday, the third on Tuesday, the second on Wednesday and the very first part on Thursday, so that a Thursday morning begins inside it. Friday jumps to the seventh part and Saturday takes the sixth, after which the cycle starts again.
With a sunrise at six and a sunset at six, that works out to noon to 1:30 pm on Sunday, 10:30 to noon on Monday, 9 to 10:30 on Tuesday, 7:30 to 9 on Wednesday, 6 to 7:30 on Thursday, 3 to 4:30 pm on Friday and 1:30 to 3 pm on Saturday. Real days are rarely twelve hours long, so each part stretches in summer and shrinks in winter, and a city further east sees it earlier by the clock.
What households keep out of it
Families that watch Yamagandam do not begin a journey, sign an agreement, start a business, conduct a naming or engagement ceremony or make a large purchase while it runs. The reasoning given is that undertakings born under Yama's portion meet obstruction or end badly. A task already under way is not interrupted, and ordinary daily work carries on; the caution is about starting things.
In Telugu and Tamil households it is checked together with Rahu Kalam before stepping out for anything important, and almanacs in those languages print the two side by side for every day of the year.
Yamagandam beside Rahu Kalam and Gulika
The three avoid-windows never overlap on the same day: each weekday assigns a different eighth to each of them, which is why the small card above lists today's Rahu Kalam and Gulika Kalam as well. Rahu Kalam is usually treated as the strictest of the three; Yamagandam is avoided for beginnings in much the same way, while Gulika has its own, double-edged reputation.
As with the other timings here, Yamagandam is a traditional day-division given for reference; it says nothing about an individual horoscope.
Frequently asked questions
What time is Yamagandam today?
Today's start and end for the selected city are shown above. It is one eighth of the daytime, so with a twelve-hour day it lasts ninety minutes; shorter winter days make it shorter.
Is Yamagandam the same as Rahu Kalam?
No. Both are one eighth of the day, but each weekday gives them different eighths, so they never coincide. Most people avoid both for new beginnings.
Can I travel during Yamagandam?
Tradition advises against setting out on a journey during Yamagandam; if you must leave, many people step out symbolically before it begins or wait until it ends.
Why is Yamagandam different in my city?
It is counted from local sunrise and sunset, which differ by latitude and longitude, so two Indian cities can be twenty minutes or more apart.
See also the full Panchang for today — or Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal · Shubh Muhurat · Abhijit Muhurat · Brahma Muhurta · Gulika Kalam · Durmuhurtham · Hora Timings · Gowri Panchangam.
Timings use classical Vedic computation (Lahiri ayanamsa, Drik) for the selected city. Auspicious and inauspicious windows are traditional classifications for reference, not personal predictions.