Horā — Kolkata, 24 December 2026

Thursday. 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 06:14–07:08; Venus 08:55–09:48; Mercury 09:48–10:42; Moon 10:42–11:35; Jupiter 12:29–13:23; Venus 15:10–16:03 (IST). Sunrise 06:14 · sunset 16:57, Kolkata.

Day horās (sunrise → sunset)

Horā lordWindowNature
Jupiter06:14–07:08Benefic
Mars07:08–08:01Malefic
Sun08:01–08:55Malefic
Venus08:55–09:48Benefic
Mercury09:48–10:42Benefic
Moon10:42–11:35Benefic
Saturn11:35–12:29Malefic
Jupiter12:29–13:23Benefic
Mars13:23–14:16Malefic
Sun14:16–15:10Malefic
Venus15:10–16:03Benefic
Mercury16:03–16:57Benefic

Night horās (sunset → next sunrise)

Horā lordWindowNature
Moon16:57–18:03Benefic
Saturn18:03–19:10Malefic
Jupiter19:10–20:16Benefic
Mars20:16–21:23Malefic
Sun21:23–22:29Malefic
Venus22:29–23:36Benefic
Mercury23:36–00:42Benefic
Moon00:42–01:49Benefic
Saturn01:49–02:55Malefic
Jupiter02:55–04:01Benefic
Mars04:01–05:08Malefic
Sun05:08–06:14Malefic

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 24 December 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 2026-12-24)

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