Ujjain is an ancient beautiful city nestled on the banks of Shipra river in Madhya Pradesh.
As per many astrologers as well as astronomers, this city is known as India's Greenwich.
The reason behind this city being known as India's Greenwich is that the first meridian of longitude passes through here.
The place from where this Tropic of Cancer passes through is Jantar Mantar which is also known as Vedh Shala.
In 1884, Greenwich gained acceptance as the prime meridian, the reference point for 0° of longitude used to compute all global time. Prior to that, Ujjain was regarded as India's center meridian for time.
No matter where you were born, a panchang or horoscope based on the Hindu calendar is still always created using Ujjain time.
Like the Somnath Temple in Gujarat, the spire of the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain is where the Tropic of Cancer crosses.
This imaginary line is also claimed to cross the Mangalnath Temple in Ujjain, which according to Hindu mythology is where Mangal was born.
Have you ever been to Ujjain?