Horā — Kolkata, 17 February 2026

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 08:02–08:59; Mercury 08:59–09:56; Moon 09:56–10:53; Jupiter 11:50–12:47; Venus 14:41–15:38; Mercury 15:38–16:36 (IST). Sunrise 06:08 · sunset 17:33, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars06:08–07:05Malefic
Sun07:05–08:02Malefic
Venus08:02–08:59Benefic
Mercury08:59–09:56Benefic
Moon09:56–10:53Benefic
Saturn10:53–11:50Malefic
Jupiter11:50–12:47Benefic
Mars12:47–13:44Malefic
Sun13:44–14:41Malefic
Venus14:41–15:38Benefic
Mercury15:38–16:36Benefic
Moon16:36–17:33Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Saturn17:33–18:35Malefic
Jupiter18:35–19:38Benefic
Mars19:38–20:41Malefic
Sun20:41–21:44Malefic
Venus21:44–22:47Benefic
Mercury22:47–23:50Benefic
Moon23:50–00:53Benefic
Saturn00:53–01:56Malefic
Jupiter01:56–02:58Benefic
Mars02:58–04:01Malefic
Sun04:01–05:04Malefic
Venus05:04–06:07Benefic

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 17 February 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 2026-02-17)

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