Horā — Kolkata, 22 May 2026

Friday. 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 04:54–06:01; Mercury 06:01–07:07; Moon 07:07–08:14; Jupiter 09:20–10:26; Venus 12:39–13:46; Mercury 13:46–14:52 (IST). Sunrise 04:54 · sunset 18:11, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Venus04:54–06:01Benefic
Mercury06:01–07:07Benefic
Moon07:07–08:14Benefic
Saturn08:14–09:20Malefic
Jupiter09:20–10:26Benefic
Mars10:26–11:33Malefic
Sun11:33–12:39Malefic
Venus12:39–13:46Benefic
Mercury13:46–14:52Benefic
Moon14:52–15:58Benefic
Saturn15:58–17:05Malefic
Jupiter17:05–18:11Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars18:11–19:05Malefic
Sun19:05–19:58Malefic
Venus19:58–20:52Benefic
Mercury20:52–21:46Benefic
Moon21:46–22:39Benefic
Saturn22:39–23:33Malefic
Jupiter23:33–00:26Benefic
Mars00:26–01:20Malefic
Sun01:20–02:13Malefic
Venus02:13–03:07Benefic
Mercury03:07–04:00Benefic
Moon04:00–04:54Benefic

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 22 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 2026-05-22)

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