Horā — Kolkata, 04 January 2026

Sunday. The 24 planetary hours for Kolkata, computed from the local sunrise and sunset (day and night hours are unequal by season).

Benefic horās today: Venus 07:12–08:06; Mercury 08:06–08:59; Moon 08:59–09:53; Jupiter 10:47–11:41; Venus 13:29–14:22; Mercury 14:22–15:16 (IST). Sunrise 06:18 · sunset 17:04, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Sun06:18–07:12Malefic
Venus07:12–08:06Benefic
Mercury08:06–08:59Benefic
Moon08:59–09:53Benefic
Saturn09:53–10:47Malefic
Jupiter10:47–11:41Benefic
Mars11:41–12:35Malefic
Sun12:35–13:29Malefic
Venus13:29–14:22Benefic
Mercury14:22–15:16Benefic
Moon15:16–16:10Benefic
Saturn16:10–17:04Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Jupiter17:04–18:10Benefic
Mars18:10–19:16Malefic
Sun19:16–20:22Malefic
Venus20:22–21:29Benefic
Mercury21:29–22:35Benefic
Moon22:35–23:41Benefic
Saturn23:41–00:47Malefic
Jupiter00:47–01:53Benefic
Mars01:53–03:00Malefic
Sun03:00–04:06Malefic
Venus04:06–05:12Benefic
Mercury05:12–06:18Benefic

Jupiter, Venus, Mercury and the Moon rule the classically benefic hours; the Sun, Mars, Saturn hours are treated as malefic for new undertakings. See also the Kolkata Choghaḍiyā and the full Kolkata panchāṅga for 04 January 2026.

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How this table was computed

Method12 day hours (sunrise→sunset) and 12 night hours (sunset→next sunrise), unequal by season; the sequence runs in the Chaldean order starting from the weekday lord's hour (classical derivation); sunrise/sunset from Swiss Ephemeris
SourceSwiss Ephemeris sunrise/sunset (sidereal Lahiri chart context)
Engineastroamrit seo-tables horā (Kolkata 2026-01-04)

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