Horā — Kolkata, 16 January 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 16 January 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Friday. 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 06:19–07:14; Mercury 07:14–08:08; Moon 08:08–09:03; Jupiter 09:57–10:51; Venus 12:40–13:35; Mercury 13:35–14:29 (IST). Sunrise 06:19 · sunset 17:12, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Venus	06:19–07:14	Benefic
Mercury	07:14–08:08	Benefic
Moon	08:08–09:03	Benefic
Saturn	09:03–09:57	Malefic
Jupiter	09:57–10:51	Benefic
Mars	10:51–11:46	Malefic
Sun	11:46–12:40	Malefic
Venus	12:40–13:35	Benefic
Mercury	13:35–14:29	Benefic
Moon	14:29–15:23	Benefic
Saturn	15:23–16:18	Malefic
Jupiter	16:18–17:12	Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Mars	17:12–18:18	Malefic
Sun	18:18–19:23	Malefic
Venus	19:23–20:29	Benefic
Mercury	20:29–21:35	Benefic
Moon	21:35–22:40	Benefic
Saturn	22:40–23:46	Malefic
Jupiter	23:46–00:51	Benefic
Mars	00:51–01:57	Malefic
Sun	01:57–03:03	Malefic
Venus	03:03–04:08	Benefic
Mercury	04:08–05:14	Benefic
Moon	05:14–06:19	Benefic

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 16 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 2026-01-16)

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