Horā — Kolkata, 16 March 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 16 March 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
Creator: AstroAmrit

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

Benefic horās today: Moon 05:45–06:45; Jupiter 07:45–08:45; Venus 10:45–11:45; Mercury 11:45–12:45; Moon 12:45–13:45; Jupiter 14:45–15:45 (IST). Sunrise 05:45 · sunset 17:45, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Moon	05:45–06:45	Benefic
Saturn	06:45–07:45	Malefic
Jupiter	07:45–08:45	Benefic
Mars	08:45–09:45	Malefic
Sun	09:45–10:45	Malefic
Venus	10:45–11:45	Benefic
Mercury	11:45–12:45	Benefic
Moon	12:45–13:45	Benefic
Saturn	13:45–14:45	Malefic
Jupiter	14:45–15:45	Benefic
Mars	15:45–16:45	Malefic
Sun	16:45–17:45	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Venus	17:45–18:45	Benefic
Mercury	18:45–19:45	Benefic
Moon	19:45–20:44	Benefic
Saturn	20:44–21:44	Malefic
Jupiter	21:44–22:44	Benefic
Mars	22:44–23:44	Malefic
Sun	23:44–00:44	Malefic
Venus	00:44–01:44	Benefic
Mercury	01:44–02:44	Benefic
Moon	02:44–03:44	Benefic
Saturn	03:44–04:44	Malefic
Jupiter	04:44–05:44	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 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 2026-03-16)

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