Horā — Kolkata, 12 March 2026

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

Benefic horās today: Jupiter 05:49–06:48; Venus 08:47–09:47; Mercury 09:47–10:46; Moon 10:46–11:46; Jupiter 12:45–13:45; Venus 15:44–16:44 (IST). Sunrise 05:49 · sunset 17:43, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Jupiter05:49–06:48Benefic
Mars06:48–07:48Malefic
Sun07:48–08:47Malefic
Venus08:47–09:47Benefic
Mercury09:47–10:46Benefic
Moon10:46–11:46Benefic
Saturn11:46–12:45Malefic
Jupiter12:45–13:45Benefic
Mars13:45–14:45Malefic
Sun14:45–15:44Malefic
Venus15:44–16:44Benefic
Mercury16:44–17:43Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Moon17:43–18:43Benefic
Saturn18:43–19:44Malefic
Jupiter19:44–20:44Benefic
Mars20:44–21:45Malefic
Sun21:45–22:45Malefic
Venus22:45–23:46Benefic
Mercury23:46–00:46Benefic
Moon00:46–01:46Benefic
Saturn01:46–02:47Malefic
Jupiter02:47–03:47Benefic
Mars03:47–04:48Malefic
Sun04:48–05:48Malefic

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 12 March 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 2026-03-12)

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