Horā — Kolkata, 21 March 2026

Saturday. 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 06:41–07:41; Venus 09:42–10:43; Mercury 10:43–11:43; Moon 11:43–12:44; Jupiter 13:44–14:45; Venus 16:46–17:46 (IST). Sunrise 05:40 · sunset 17:46, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Saturn05:40–06:41Malefic
Jupiter06:41–07:41Benefic
Mars07:41–08:42Malefic
Sun08:42–09:42Malefic
Venus09:42–10:43Benefic
Mercury10:43–11:43Benefic
Moon11:43–12:44Benefic
Saturn12:44–13:44Malefic
Jupiter13:44–14:45Benefic
Mars14:45–15:45Malefic
Sun15:45–16:46Malefic
Venus16:46–17:46Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mercury17:46–18:46Benefic
Moon18:46–19:45Benefic
Saturn19:45–20:45Malefic
Jupiter20:45–21:44Benefic
Mars21:44–22:44Malefic
Sun22:44–23:43Malefic
Venus23:43–00:42Benefic
Mercury00:42–01:42Benefic
Moon01:42–02:41Benefic
Saturn02:41–03:41Malefic
Jupiter03:41–04:40Benefic
Mars04:40–05:39Malefic

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 21 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 2026-03-21)

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