Horā — Kolkata, 28 August 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 05:18–06:21; Mercury 06:21–07:25; Moon 07:25–08:28; Jupiter 09:31–10:34; Venus 12:40–13:43; Mercury 13:43–14:47 (IST). Sunrise 05:18 · sunset 17:56, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Venus05:18–06:21Benefic
Mercury06:21–07:25Benefic
Moon07:25–08:28Benefic
Saturn08:28–09:31Malefic
Jupiter09:31–10:34Benefic
Mars10:34–11:37Malefic
Sun11:37–12:40Malefic
Venus12:40–13:43Benefic
Mercury13:43–14:47Benefic
Moon14:47–15:50Benefic
Saturn15:50–16:53Malefic
Jupiter16:53–17:56Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Mars17:56–18:53Malefic
Sun18:53–19:50Malefic
Venus19:50–20:47Benefic
Mercury20:47–21:44Benefic
Moon21:44–22:40Benefic
Saturn22:40–23:37Malefic
Jupiter23:37–00:34Benefic
Mars00:34–01:31Malefic
Sun01:31–02:28Malefic
Venus02:28–03:25Benefic
Mercury03:25–04:22Benefic
Moon04:22–05:19Benefic

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 28 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 2026-08-28)

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