Horā — Kolkata, 20 January 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 20 January 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Tuesday. 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 08:08–09:03; Mercury 09:03–09:58; Moon 09:58–10:52; Jupiter 11:47–12:42; Venus 14:31–15:26; Mercury 15:26–16:20 (IST). Sunrise 06:19 · sunset 17:15, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Mars	06:19–07:14	Malefic
Sun	07:14–08:08	Malefic
Venus	08:08–09:03	Benefic
Mercury	09:03–09:58	Benefic
Moon	09:58–10:52	Benefic
Saturn	10:52–11:47	Malefic
Jupiter	11:47–12:42	Benefic
Mars	12:42–13:36	Malefic
Sun	13:36–14:31	Malefic
Venus	14:31–15:26	Benefic
Mercury	15:26–16:20	Benefic
Moon	16:20–17:15	Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Saturn	17:15–18:20	Malefic
Jupiter	18:20–19:26	Benefic
Mars	19:26–20:31	Malefic
Sun	20:31–21:36	Malefic
Venus	21:36–22:42	Benefic
Mercury	22:42–23:47	Benefic
Moon	23:47–00:52	Benefic
Saturn	00:52–01:58	Malefic
Jupiter	01:58–03:03	Benefic
Mars	03:03–04:08	Malefic
Sun	04:08–05:14	Malefic
Venus	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 20 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 2026-01-20)

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