Hora Timings in Kolkata, West Bengal — 23 September 2026
The planetary hora timetable for Kolkata: each hora carries its ruling planet's nature, traditionally matched to the work at hand.
Day horas
| Lord | Start | End | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 05:25 am | 06:26 am | Quick |
| Moon | 06:26 am | 07:26 am | Gently |
| Saturn | 07:26 am | 08:27 am | Sluggish |
| Jupiter | 08:27 am | 09:27 am | Fruitful |
| Mars | 09:27 am | 10:28 am | Aggressive |
| Sun | 10:28 am | 11:28 am | Vigorous |
| Venus | 11:28 am | 12:29 pm | Beneficial |
| Mercury | 12:29 pm | 01:29 pm | Quick |
| Moon | 01:29 pm | 02:30 pm | Gently |
| Saturn | 02:30 pm | 03:31 pm | Sluggish |
| Jupiter | 03:31 pm | 04:31 pm | Fruitful |
| Mars | 04:31 pm | 05:32 pm | Aggressive |
Night horas
| Lord | Start | End | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 05:32 pm | 06:31 pm | Vigorous |
| Venus | 06:31 pm | 07:31 pm | Beneficial |
| Mercury | 07:31 pm | 08:30 pm | Quick |
| Moon | 08:30 pm | 09:30 pm | Gently |
| Saturn | 09:30 pm | 10:29 pm | Sluggish |
| Jupiter | 10:29 pm | 11:28 pm | Fruitful |
| Mars | 11:28 pm | 12:28 am | Aggressive |
| Sun | 12:28 am | 01:27 am | Vigorous |
| Venus | 01:27 am | 02:27 am | Beneficial |
| Mercury | 02:27 am | 03:26 am | Quick |
| Moon | 03:26 am | 04:26 am | Gently |
| Saturn | 04:26 am | 05:25 am | Sluggish |
How horas work
Each day is divided into 24 horas — twelve across the day arc and twelve across the night arc. The first hora after sunrise belongs to the weekday's lord; the sequence then follows the classical planetary order. A hora is traditionally chosen to match its lord's nature — Jupiter's for growth, Mercury's for trade and learning, and so on.
Source: standard shubha-hora tables (weekday × segment), cross-checked verbatim against PyJHora's shubha_hora — see sources & methodology.
Questions, answered
Which planet rules the first hora after sunrise in Kolkata today?
Mercury — from 05:25 am to 06:26 am local time (Quick).
How long is one hora?
One-twelfth of the actual day arc (sunrise to sunset) or night arc (sunset to next sunrise) — so day and night horas differ in length except at the equinox.
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