Horā — Kolkata, 15 August 2026

Saturday. 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 06:18–07:23; Venus 09:32–10:36; Mercury 10:36–11:40; Moon 11:40–12:45; Jupiter 13:49–14:54; Venus 17:03–18:07 (IST). Sunrise 05:14 · sunset 18:07, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Saturn05:14–06:18Malefic
Jupiter06:18–07:23Benefic
Mars07:23–08:27Malefic
Sun08:27–09:32Malefic
Venus09:32–10:36Benefic
Mercury10:36–11:40Benefic
Moon11:40–12:45Benefic
Saturn12:45–13:49Malefic
Jupiter13:49–14:54Benefic
Mars14:54–15:58Malefic
Sun15:58–17:03Malefic
Venus17:03–18:07Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mercury18:07–19:03Benefic
Moon19:03–19:58Benefic
Saturn19:58–20:54Malefic
Jupiter20:54–21:49Benefic
Mars21:49–22:45Malefic
Sun22:45–23:41Malefic
Venus23:41–00:36Benefic
Mercury00:36–01:32Benefic
Moon01:32–02:27Benefic
Saturn02:27–03:23Malefic
Jupiter03:23–04:19Benefic
Mars04:19–05:14Malefic

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 15 August 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 2026-08-15)

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