Horā — Kolkata, 18 May 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 18 May 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 04:56–06:02; Jupiter 07:08–08:14; Venus 10:26–11:33; Mercury 11:33–12:39; Moon 12:39–13:45; Jupiter 14:51–15:57 (IST). Sunrise 04:56 · sunset 18:09, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

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

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Venus	18:09–19:03	Benefic
Mercury	19:03–19:57	Benefic
Moon	19:57–20:51	Benefic
Saturn	20:51–21:45	Malefic
Jupiter	21:45–22:39	Benefic
Mars	22:39–23:32	Malefic
Sun	23:32–00:26	Malefic
Venus	00:26–01:20	Benefic
Mercury	01:20–02:14	Benefic
Moon	02:14–03:08	Benefic
Saturn	03:08–04:02	Malefic
Jupiter	04:02–04:55	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 18 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 2026-05-18)

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