Horā — Kolkata, 20 April 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 20 April 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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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 05:13–06:17; Jupiter 07:20–08:24; Venus 10:31–11:35; Mercury 11:35–12:39; Moon 12:39–13:43; Jupiter 14:46–15:50 (IST). Sunrise 05:13 · sunset 17:57, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Moon	05:13–06:17	Benefic
Saturn	06:17–07:20	Malefic
Jupiter	07:20–08:24	Benefic
Mars	08:24–09:28	Malefic
Sun	09:28–10:31	Malefic
Venus	10:31–11:35	Benefic
Mercury	11:35–12:39	Benefic
Moon	12:39–13:43	Benefic
Saturn	13:43–14:46	Malefic
Jupiter	14:46–15:50	Benefic
Mars	15:50–16:54	Malefic
Sun	16:54–17:57	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Venus	17:57–18:54	Benefic
Mercury	18:54–19:50	Benefic
Moon	19:50–20:46	Benefic
Saturn	20:46–21:42	Malefic
Jupiter	21:42–22:38	Benefic
Mars	22:38–23:35	Malefic
Sun	23:35–00:31	Malefic
Venus	00:31–01:27	Benefic
Mercury	01:27–02:23	Benefic
Moon	02:23–03:20	Benefic
Saturn	03:20–04:16	Malefic
Jupiter	04:16–05:12	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 20 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 2026-04-20)

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