Horā — Kolkata, 16 April 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 16 April 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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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 05:16–06:20; Venus 08:26–09:29; Mercury 09:29–10:33; Moon 10:33–11:36; Jupiter 12:39–13:43; Venus 15:49–16:52 (IST). Sunrise 05:16 · sunset 17:56, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Jupiter	05:16–06:20	Benefic
Mars	06:20–07:23	Malefic
Sun	07:23–08:26	Malefic
Venus	08:26–09:29	Benefic
Mercury	09:29–10:33	Benefic
Moon	10:33–11:36	Benefic
Saturn	11:36–12:39	Malefic
Jupiter	12:39–13:43	Benefic
Mars	13:43–14:46	Malefic
Sun	14:46–15:49	Malefic
Venus	15:49–16:52	Benefic
Mercury	16:52–17:56	Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Moon	17:56–18:52	Benefic
Saturn	18:52–19:49	Malefic
Jupiter	19:49–20:46	Benefic
Mars	20:46–21:42	Malefic
Sun	21:42–22:39	Malefic
Venus	22:39–23:36	Benefic
Mercury	23:36–00:32	Benefic
Moon	00:32–01:29	Benefic
Saturn	01:29–02:26	Malefic
Jupiter	02:26–03:22	Benefic
Mars	03:22–04:19	Malefic
Sun	04:19–05:16	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 16 April 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 2026-04-16)

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