Horā — Kolkata, 17 May 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 17 May 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
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Sunday. The 24 planetary hours for Kolkata, computed from the local sunrise and sunset (day and night hours are unequal by season).

Benefic horās today: Venus 06:02–07:08; Mercury 07:08–08:14; Moon 08:14–09:20; Jupiter 10:26–11:33; Venus 13:45–14:51; Mercury 14:51–15:57 (IST). Sunrise 04:56 · sunset 18:09, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Sun	04:56–06:02	Malefic
Venus	06:02–07:08	Benefic
Mercury	07:08–08:14	Benefic
Moon	08:14–09:20	Benefic
Saturn	09:20–10:26	Malefic
Jupiter	10:26–11:33	Benefic
Mars	11:33–12:39	Malefic
Sun	12:39–13:45	Malefic
Venus	13:45–14:51	Benefic
Mercury	14:51–15:57	Benefic
Moon	15:57–17:03	Benefic
Saturn	17:03–18:09	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Jupiter	18:09–19:03	Benefic
Mars	19:03–19:57	Malefic
Sun	19:57–20:51	Malefic
Venus	20:51–21:45	Benefic
Mercury	21:45–22:38	Benefic
Moon	22:38–23:32	Benefic
Saturn	23:32–00:26	Malefic
Jupiter	00:26–01:20	Benefic
Mars	01:20–02:14	Malefic
Sun	02:14–03:08	Malefic
Venus	03:08–04:02	Benefic
Mercury	04:02–04:56	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 17 May 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 2026-05-17)

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