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Understanding Guligai Kalam
Guligai Kalam (also spelled Kuligai Kalam) is calculated the same way as Rahu Kalam and Yama Gandam: the daylight period (sunrise to sunset) for your location is split into 8 equal segments, and a different segment is assigned to each weekday. The segment sequence for the day starts from Saturn’s own weekday (per the classical Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra rule for Gulika) – Saturday gets the 1st segment, Friday the 2nd, and so on. agasthiar.org’s own Rahu Kalam/Yama Gandam calculator (linked above) accepts sunrise, sunset, and weekday and outputs Kuligai from those same three inputs, confirming this is the correct calculation method rather than a fixed 6 AM-6 PM table.
Which Day-Segment by Weekday
| Vasaram (Day) | Guligai Kalam Segment |
|---|---|
| Bhanu (Sunday) | 7th of 8 |
| Indu (Monday) | 6th of 8 |
| Bhouma (Tuesday) | 5th of 8 |
| Soumya (Wednesday) | 4th of 8 |
| Guru (Thursday) | 3rd of 8 |
| Bhrigu (Friday) | 2nd of 8 |
| Sthira (Saturday) | 1st of 8 |
Because the 8 segments span your local sunrise-to-sunset window, the exact clock time for each segment shifts through the year and by location – Anudinam shows today’s actual Guligai Kalam time on the homepage’s “Today’s Key Details” table, right above Rahu Kalam.
What Guligai Kalam Is Traditionally Used For
Guligai Kalam is often assumed to be a third generically “bad” period alongside Rahu Kalam and Yama Gandam – but agasthiar.org’s own material points to something more nuanced. In their article on Kaala Bhairava, Sathguru Venkataraman is quoted teaching a Siddha secret: “the Kuligai time of each day is ideal for worshipping Kaala Bhairava.” Separately, in their Maha Sivarathri material for Sri Akshaya Natha Lingeswara, the Siddha instructions recommend anna abhishekam for farmers at specified auspicious times that explicitly include Kuligai periods, stated to help increase agricultural yield. Neither reference treats Kuligai as a blanket inauspicious window the way Rahu Kalam is traditionally treated.
A common modern explanation holds that whatever is started during Kuligai “repeats” or “recurs.” Anudinam has not found this specific claim in agasthiar.org’s own material and does not present it as an agasthiar Siddha teaching – if you’ve encountered it elsewhere, treat it as a separate, unverified folk tradition rather than something this page endorses.
Practical Guidance
- If planning worship of Kaala Bhairava, Guligai Kalam is the traditionally recommended window per agasthiar.org’s Siddha teaching above.
- For general new-venture timing, many households still avoid Guligai Kalam alongside Rahu Kalam and Yama Gandam as a matter of local custom – but unlike those two, agasthiar.org’s own sources do not describe Kuligai as universally inauspicious.
- Combine with other factors – check Thithi and Kari Naal too before committing to a date.
Related Pages
- Rahu Kalam & Yama Gandam – The other two daily inauspicious-hour windows
- Muhurta Timings – Auspicious daily windows
- Kari Naal – Inauspicious dates per month
- Understanding Anudinam – Overview of all rules