Uttarakhand · 29.3803°N, 79.4636°E · IST (UTC+5:30)
Rahu Kaal in Nainital today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, is 12:06–13:39. Sunrise is at 05:57 and sunset at 18:16. Tithi: Shukla Shashthi (Shukla); Nakshatra: Vishakha; Moon in Scorpio.
Times are local to Nainital (updated hourly). Use the calculator below for any other city or date.
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Nainital, the "Lake District of India" in the Kumaon Himalayas, has the Naina Devi temple — one of the 51 Shakti Peethas — where festival timings and the Nanda Devi Mahotsav are Panchang-determined. At 79.46°E, sunrise is about 9 minutes before Delhi.
All Panchang time divisions — Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya, Hora, and Abhijit Muhurta — are calculated from the local sunrise at your exact coordinates. Nainital is located at 29.38°N latitude and 79.46°E longitude. This means every time-sensitive Panchang element is specifically calibrated for Nainital residents.
Rahu Kaal (the inauspicious period associated with Rahu) lasts approximately 90 minutes each day, with its timing varying by day of the week. For Nainital, these timings are calculated from the exact local sunrise, which differs from Delhi by approximately 9 minutes due to longitude difference.
Rahu Kaal in Nainital is calculated from today's local sunrise at 29.38°N, 79.46°E. It varies daily by day of the week — on Monday it falls in the 2nd period, on Saturday in the 3rd period. See the live calculator above for today's exact time.
Nainital is at 79.46°E longitude. Since all Panchang time divisions are calculated from local sunrise, the difference in longitude from a reference city like Delhi (77.21°E) shifts all time-based Panchang values by approximately 9 minutes.
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