Horā — Kolkata, 16 August 2026

Name: Kolkata Hora timings 16 August 2026 — planetary hours today | AstroAmrit
Creator: AstroAmrit

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 06:19–07:23; Mercury 07:23–08:27; Moon 08:27–09:32; Jupiter 10:36–11:40; Venus 13:49–14:53; Mercury 14:53–15:58 (IST). Sunrise 05:14 · sunset 18:06, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Sun	05:14–06:19	Malefic
Venus	06:19–07:23	Benefic
Mercury	07:23–08:27	Benefic
Moon	08:27–09:32	Benefic
Saturn	09:32–10:36	Malefic
Jupiter	10:36–11:40	Benefic
Mars	11:40–12:45	Malefic
Sun	12:45–13:49	Malefic
Venus	13:49–14:53	Benefic
Mercury	14:53–15:58	Benefic
Moon	15:58–17:02	Benefic
Saturn	17:02–18:06	Malefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lord	Window	Nature
Jupiter	18:06–19:02	Benefic
Mars	19:02–19:58	Malefic
Sun	19:58–20:53	Malefic
Venus	20:53–21:49	Benefic
Mercury	21:49–22:45	Benefic
Moon	22:45–23:40	Benefic
Saturn	23:40–00:36	Malefic
Jupiter	00:36–01:32	Benefic
Mars	01:32–02:28	Malefic
Sun	02:28–03:23	Malefic
Venus	03:23–04:19	Benefic
Mercury	04:19–05:15	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 16 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 2026-08-16)

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