Horā — Kolkata, 18 March 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 18 March 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Wednesday. The 24 planetary hours for Kolkata, computed from the local sunrise and sunset (day and night hours are unequal by season).

Benefic horās today: Mercury 05:43–06:43; Moon 06:43–07:44; Jupiter 08:44–09:44; Venus 11:44–12:44; Mercury 12:44–13:45; Moon 13:45–14:45 (IST). Sunrise 05:43 · sunset 17:45, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Mercury	05:43–06:43	Benefic
Moon	06:43–07:44	Benefic
Saturn	07:44–08:44	Malefic
Jupiter	08:44–09:44	Benefic
Mars	09:44–10:44	Malefic
Sun	10:44–11:44	Malefic
Venus	11:44–12:44	Benefic
Mercury	12:44–13:45	Benefic
Moon	13:45–14:45	Benefic
Saturn	14:45–15:45	Malefic
Jupiter	15:45–16:45	Benefic
Mars	16:45–17:45	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Sun	17:45–18:45	Malefic
Venus	18:45–19:45	Benefic
Mercury	19:45–20:45	Benefic
Moon	20:45–21:44	Benefic
Saturn	21:44–22:44	Malefic
Jupiter	22:44–23:44	Benefic
Mars	23:44–00:44	Malefic
Sun	00:44–01:43	Malefic
Venus	01:43–02:43	Benefic
Mercury	02:43–03:43	Benefic
Moon	03:43–04:43	Benefic
Saturn	04:43–05:42	Malefic

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 18 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 2026-03-18)

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