Horā — Kolkata, 23 April 2026

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 05:11–06:15; Venus 08:23–09:27; Mercury 09:27–10:31; Moon 10:31–11:35; Jupiter 12:39–13:43; Venus 15:50–16:54 (IST). Sunrise 05:11 · sunset 17:58, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Jupiter05:11–06:15Benefic
Mars06:15–07:19Malefic
Sun07:19–08:23Malefic
Venus08:23–09:27Benefic
Mercury09:27–10:31Benefic
Moon10:31–11:35Benefic
Saturn11:35–12:39Malefic
Jupiter12:39–13:43Benefic
Mars13:43–14:47Malefic
Sun14:47–15:50Malefic
Venus15:50–16:54Benefic
Mercury16:54–17:58Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Moon17:58–18:54Benefic
Saturn18:54–19:50Malefic
Jupiter19:50–20:46Benefic
Mars20:46–21:42Malefic
Sun21:42–22:38Malefic
Venus22:38–23:34Benefic
Mercury23:34–00:30Benefic
Moon00:30–01:26Benefic
Saturn01:26–02:22Malefic
Jupiter02:22–03:18Benefic
Mars03:18–04:14Malefic
Sun04:14–05:10Malefic

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 23 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 2026-04-23)

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