Most Vedic apps show the same Rahu Kaal for all of India — calculated from a generic IST formula. But Rahu Kaal is 1/8th of the actual daytime from today's sunrise at your location. Nagpur (79.1°E) is near the centre of India — sunrise is 14 min later than IST meridian, 26 min earlier than Mumbai and 22 min later than Kolkata. CosmosPandit uses precision astronomy (Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms) to calculate the exact sunrise at Nagpur's coordinates (21.145800°N, 79.088200°E), giving you the correct Rahu Kaal every day.
Nagpur, the Orange City and geographic centre of India, is home to the Deekshabhoomi Buddhist monument, the Tekdi Ganesh Mandir, and the ancient Ramtek temple — where Lord Ram rested during his exile — just 45km away. Nagpur's central position at 79.1°E gives it a sunrise close to the IST 'average', but still meaningfully different from both Mumbai and Kolkata.
India uses a single timezone (IST, UTC+5:30) across 30° of longitude. But sunrise follows the sun, not the clock — every 1° of longitude – 4 minutes difference. Kolkata’s sunrise is 80 minutes earlier than Mumbai’s on the same IST day, so Rahu Kaal falls at genuinely different times in each city.
This Rahu Kaal page is just the start. The CosmosPandit app gives every Indian the full Vedic astrology toolkit — in their own language, with timings precise for their city:
Not exactly — the IST standard meridian is 82.5°E, which passes through Allahabad (Prayagraj). Nagpur (79.1°E) is the approximate geographic centre of India's landmass, but not the time standard. CosmosPandit calculates from Nagpur's actual longitude.
No. Amravati (77.75°E) is 1.34 degrees west of Nagpur (79.09°E) — sunrise is about 5 minutes later in Amravati. Use the CosmosPandit app for your exact city.
Yes. CosmosPandit fully supports Marathi (मराठी) — all timings, daily Rashifal and Panchang in Marathi.
Astronomically precise Rahu Kaal timings for 25 major Indian cities.