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.
Rahu Kaal is the roughly 90-minute window each day ruled by the shadow planet Rahu, traditionally avoided for starting anything new, travel, deals, purchases, or ceremonies. It is the eighth part of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), and which part it falls in is fixed by the weekday, so the clock time shifts daily and by city.
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.
In Nagpur, as anywhere, Rahu Kaal is not the time to launch a new business, open a shop, or sign contracts and legal agreements. Avoid beginning important journeys during this window, and keep wedding ceremonies, engagement rituals, and other auspicious rites well outside these hours. Purchasing property, vehicles, or valuables is best postponed, and taking out loans or making large financial commitments during Rahu Kaal is widely considered inauspicious by traditional Vedic wisdom.
Continuing work you have already started is perfectly fine during Rahu Kaal, so feel free to carry on with your regular professional tasks and daily responsibilities without worry. This period is actually considered quite favorable for prayer, meditation, and chanting, and reciting the Rahu mantra "Om Rahave Namah" during these hours is a widely recommended remedy to appease Rahu and reduce its difficult influence. Studying, planning, brainstorming, and organizing your thoughts are all suitable activities, as is attending to routine household chores. Use this time mindfully and it becomes an opportunity for inner work rather than a window to simply dread.
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.