yajvan
22 July 2007, 09:31 AM
Hari Om
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Namaste,
On Several occasions Rahu Kalam was mentioned…How would one calculate this time and why do you care?
Why do you care?
Rahu is the natural badaka in all horoscopes. During this Rahu Kalam time Rahu is given the opportunity to exercise this badaka influence. If we know the time for this, we just choose activates of lesser impact e.g. no major decisions or expectations during this time. Now, the one action I have performed during this time is a yajya for Rahu. He owns this time and hence a yajya for Rahu makes sense in terms of the right muhurta for this action.
Recall the term graha - that which binds, or holds. Now if we consider one definition for Rahu , other then one of the nodes for the moon, Rahu = to seize , to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp; to grasp mentally; to take possession of by force or at will; to take possession or control . So for Rahu Kalam it is the time rahu seizes the opportunity for influence.
How to calculate
Rahu Kalam is a portion of the day (or night), a particular segment. Here is the schedule, and then we will add an example.
Sundays - 8th portion from the sun rise
Mondays - 2nd portion from the sun rise
Tuesdays - 7th portion from the sun rise
Wednesday -5th portion from the sun rise
Thursday - 6th portion from the sun rise
Friday - 4th portion from the sun rise
Saturday -3rd portion from the sun rise
What do we mean by 'portion'? If we divide the day up in equal portions, then rahu owns this part. So, the division is from sunrise to sunset and, divided up into 8 equal portions, Then sunset to sunrise, same 1/8th portion division.
Why 8? Rahu is the 8th Graha in the charakaraka system ( there's fixed or sthirakaraka's and 7 planets only are considered, ruled by Siva, Chara with 8 planets , rules by Visnu, and Naisargika or natural karaka system rules by Brahma). This again is the information from the tradition that you could search for some time and never find out why 7,8 or 9 graha's are used.
Observations
We take the day from Sunrise to Sunset and divide that time by eight. Each 'portion' is 1/8th, yes? We then look for the portions defined above for each day and we have identified the time. A quick calculation ( back of the napkin as they say ) is Sunrise = 6 AM and Sun Set = 6 PM. Divide by 8 and each 1/8th portion is equal to 1 1/2 hrs. So each Rahu Kalam portion would = 1 1/2 hrs.
Lets now use an actual sunrise and sunset...
Practical Example
Look at Mahatma Ghandhi's birth chart , as a reference point that we have used in the past. The sunrise on his day of birth was 5:51:10 AM. Sunset was 17:45:40. This is for 2 Oct 1869 and the day is Sunday, Like this Day of this posting. So, 17:45:40 - 5:51:10 = 11:54.30 hours of daylight ( correct?) 11:54:30 divided by 8 = 1:29:19 hours for each 1/8th period
1/8th Portions Starting @ sunrise -- Start time
1--------------------------------5:51:10 AM
2--------------------------------7:20:29 AM
3--------------------------------8:49:48 AM
4-------------------------------10:19:06 AM
5-------------------------------11:48:25 AM
6--------------------------------1:17:44 PM
7--------------------------------2:47:03 PM
8--------------------------------4:16:21 PM Rahu Kalam Starts for daylight portion of the day
1--------------------------------5:45:40 PM
2--------------------------------7:14:59 PM
3--------------------------------8:44:18 PM
4--------------------------------10:13:36 PM
5--------------------------------11:42:55 PM
8---------------------------------1:12:14 AM
7---------------------------------2:41:33 AM
8---------------------------------4:10:51 AM Rahu Kalm starts for the night portion
It's most interesting to me that on Sunday, Rahukalam is the farthest away from the time period owned by the sun . Sun owns light, atman, the sunrise on Sunday, and Rahu (as darkness) is as far away from light ( the extreme pole) as possible.
Hope this helps... written at sunrise, Sunday Morning, the hora of the sun.
Sukla Ashtami ( the 8th) tithi, owned by Siva; Chandra in Swati Nakshatra , owned by Rahu.
pranams,
~~~~~~
Namaste,
On Several occasions Rahu Kalam was mentioned…How would one calculate this time and why do you care?
Why do you care?
Rahu is the natural badaka in all horoscopes. During this Rahu Kalam time Rahu is given the opportunity to exercise this badaka influence. If we know the time for this, we just choose activates of lesser impact e.g. no major decisions or expectations during this time. Now, the one action I have performed during this time is a yajya for Rahu. He owns this time and hence a yajya for Rahu makes sense in terms of the right muhurta for this action.
Recall the term graha - that which binds, or holds. Now if we consider one definition for Rahu , other then one of the nodes for the moon, Rahu = to seize , to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp; to grasp mentally; to take possession of by force or at will; to take possession or control . So for Rahu Kalam it is the time rahu seizes the opportunity for influence.
How to calculate
Rahu Kalam is a portion of the day (or night), a particular segment. Here is the schedule, and then we will add an example.
Sundays - 8th portion from the sun rise
Mondays - 2nd portion from the sun rise
Tuesdays - 7th portion from the sun rise
Wednesday -5th portion from the sun rise
Thursday - 6th portion from the sun rise
Friday - 4th portion from the sun rise
Saturday -3rd portion from the sun rise
What do we mean by 'portion'? If we divide the day up in equal portions, then rahu owns this part. So, the division is from sunrise to sunset and, divided up into 8 equal portions, Then sunset to sunrise, same 1/8th portion division.
Why 8? Rahu is the 8th Graha in the charakaraka system ( there's fixed or sthirakaraka's and 7 planets only are considered, ruled by Siva, Chara with 8 planets , rules by Visnu, and Naisargika or natural karaka system rules by Brahma). This again is the information from the tradition that you could search for some time and never find out why 7,8 or 9 graha's are used.
Observations
We take the day from Sunrise to Sunset and divide that time by eight. Each 'portion' is 1/8th, yes? We then look for the portions defined above for each day and we have identified the time. A quick calculation ( back of the napkin as they say ) is Sunrise = 6 AM and Sun Set = 6 PM. Divide by 8 and each 1/8th portion is equal to 1 1/2 hrs. So each Rahu Kalam portion would = 1 1/2 hrs.
Lets now use an actual sunrise and sunset...
Practical Example
Look at Mahatma Ghandhi's birth chart , as a reference point that we have used in the past. The sunrise on his day of birth was 5:51:10 AM. Sunset was 17:45:40. This is for 2 Oct 1869 and the day is Sunday, Like this Day of this posting. So, 17:45:40 - 5:51:10 = 11:54.30 hours of daylight ( correct?) 11:54:30 divided by 8 = 1:29:19 hours for each 1/8th period
1/8th Portions Starting @ sunrise -- Start time
1--------------------------------5:51:10 AM
2--------------------------------7:20:29 AM
3--------------------------------8:49:48 AM
4-------------------------------10:19:06 AM
5-------------------------------11:48:25 AM
6--------------------------------1:17:44 PM
7--------------------------------2:47:03 PM
8--------------------------------4:16:21 PM Rahu Kalam Starts for daylight portion of the day
1--------------------------------5:45:40 PM
2--------------------------------7:14:59 PM
3--------------------------------8:44:18 PM
4--------------------------------10:13:36 PM
5--------------------------------11:42:55 PM
8---------------------------------1:12:14 AM
7---------------------------------2:41:33 AM
8---------------------------------4:10:51 AM Rahu Kalm starts for the night portion
It's most interesting to me that on Sunday, Rahukalam is the farthest away from the time period owned by the sun . Sun owns light, atman, the sunrise on Sunday, and Rahu (as darkness) is as far away from light ( the extreme pole) as possible.
Hope this helps... written at sunrise, Sunday Morning, the hora of the sun.
Sukla Ashtami ( the 8th) tithi, owned by Siva; Chandra in Swati Nakshatra , owned by Rahu.
pranams,