What makes Delhi the standard reference coordinates for panchang calculations?

Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E) serves as the primary national ephemeris baseline in India: all civil Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) panchang tables use Delhi sunrise as the baseline against which regional longitude corrections (deshantara) are calibrated. The values on this page are that baseline, computed fresh for today.

Can I use these rahu kaal times for nearby cities such as Noida, Gurugram or Ghaziabad?

Yes. Sunrise across the National Capital Region varies by no more than a minute or two from Delhi, so the windows above are directly usable. For cities farther away, open their own page from the links below — every city is computed independently for its own sunrise.

Rahu Kaal for Delhi

Rahu Kaal today is 16:09 to 17:31 (IST). Avoid starting new work in this window.

Rahu Kaal for your city

All values are computed for Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E, IST), serving as the standard ephemeris baseline for civil Indian calendar calculations.

Full day details

Detailed astronomical attributes for the day
Tithi	Krishna Chaturdasi
Tithi ends	11:28
Nakshatra	Svati
Nakshatra ends	07:24 (+1 day)
Yoga	Ayusman
Yoga ends	03:03 (+1 day)
Karana	Sakuni
Karana ends	11:28
Sunrise	06:38
Sunset	17:31
Moonrise	05:36
Moonset	16:39

All three inauspicious windows

Start and end times of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal
Window	Begins	Ends
Rahu Kaal	16:09	17:31
Yamaganda	12:04	13:26
Gulika Kaal	14:48	16:09

Methodology and reference

All timings on this page are computed astronomically for Delhi, India — solar and lunar positions, the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa and sunrise-anchored window divisions — and regression-checked against the Government of India publication Rashtriya Panchang (Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological Department, Kolkata). Data verified against the Positional Astronomy Centre, IMD (Government of India) publications on every site update; the computation method is described on the about page.

Rahu Kaal for other cities

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Frequently asked questions

What makes Delhi the standard reference coordinates for panchang calculations?: Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E) serves as the primary national ephemeris baseline in India: all civil Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) panchang tables use Delhi sunrise as the baseline against which regional longitude corrections (deshantara) are calibrated. The values on this page are that baseline, computed fresh for today.
Can I use these rahu kaal times for nearby cities such as Noida, Gurugram or Ghaziabad?: Yes. Sunrise across the National Capital Region varies by no more than a minute or two from Delhi, so the windows above are directly usable. For cities farther away, open their own page from the links below — every city is computed independently for its own sunrise.