26 August 2026
Hora today in Kolkata
The Mercury Hora is running now in Kolkata, from 2:27 AM to 3:24 AM. It is traditionally read as auspicious.
Often matched with study, writing, contracts, business.
Twenty-four Hora periods — twelve in daylight, twelve at night — each ruled by one of the seven classical planets in a fixed repeating order that starts from the lord of the weekday.
Today's Hora for Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunrise 5:17 AM · Sunset 5:59 PM · Trayodashi tithi · Shravana nakshatra
All times are local to Kolkata, computed for Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30).
| Period | Time | Nature | Traditionally read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Hora | 5:17 AM - 6:20 AM | Auspicious | Often matched with study, writing, contracts, business. |
| Moon Hora | 6:20 AM - 7:24 AM | Auspicious | Often matched with home, family, emotional reset. |
| Saturn Hora | 7:24 AM - 8:27 AM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
| Jupiter Hora | 8:27 AM - 9:31 AM | Most Auspicious | Often matched with teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work. |
| Mars Hora | 9:31 AM - 10:34 AM | Sharp / Action-oriented | Often matched with exercise, physical work, decisive action. |
| Sun Hora | 10:34 AM - 11:38 AM | Neutral | Often matched with authority, visibility, government work. |
| Venus Hora | 11:38 AM - 12:41 PM | Auspicious | Often matched with relationships, beauty, comfort, art. |
| Mercury Hora | 12:41 PM - 1:45 PM | Auspicious | Often matched with study, writing, contracts, business. |
| Moon Hora | 1:45 PM - 2:48 PM | Auspicious | Often matched with home, family, emotional reset. |
| Saturn Hora | 2:48 PM - 3:52 PM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
| Jupiter Hora | 3:52 PM - 4:56 PM | Most Auspicious | Often matched with teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work. |
| Mars Hora | 4:56 PM - 5:59 PM | Sharp / Action-oriented | Often matched with exercise, physical work, decisive action. |
| Sun Hora | 5:59 PM - 6:56 PM | Neutral | Often matched with authority, visibility, government work. |
| Venus Hora | 6:56 PM - 7:52 PM | Auspicious | Often matched with relationships, beauty, comfort, art. |
| Mercury Hora | 7:52 PM - 8:48 PM | Auspicious | Often matched with study, writing, contracts, business. |
| Moon Hora | 8:48 PM - 9:45 PM | Auspicious | Often matched with home, family, emotional reset. |
| Saturn Hora | 9:45 PM - 10:41 PM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
| Jupiter Hora | 10:41 PM - 11:38 PM | Most Auspicious | Often matched with teaching, wealth planning, spiritual work. |
| Mars Hora | 11:38 PM - 12:34 AM | Sharp / Action-oriented | Often matched with exercise, physical work, decisive action. |
| Sun Hora | 12:34 AM - 1:31 AM | Neutral | Often matched with authority, visibility, government work. |
| Venus Hora | 1:31 AM - 2:27 AM | Auspicious | Often matched with relationships, beauty, comfort, art. |
| Mercury Hora | 2:27 AM - 3:24 AM | Auspicious | Often matched with study, writing, contracts, business. |
| Moon Hora | 3:24 AM - 4:20 AM | Auspicious | Often matched with home, family, emotional reset. |
| Saturn Hora | 4:20 AM - 5:17 AM | Slow / Restrictive | Often matched with discipline, repairs, long-term duties. |
Other cities
These windows are derived from local sunrise, so they differ by city. A time computed for Delhi is wrong in Chennai by a meaningful margin.
For everything else about today in Kolkata — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and the full set of muhurta windows — open the full Panchang for Kolkata.
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How this is calculated
Everything above comes from the same computation behind today's full Panchang, using Swiss Ephemeris positions and your city's actual coordinates rather than a national average.
For what these periods mean and how they are traditionally used — including their limits — read the Hora guide. For choosing a time deliberately, see how muhurta is actually chosen.
The slow transits work on a different scale entirely — Saturn and Jupiter change sign in years rather than in hours. Shani Gochar, Guru Gochar, Rahu Ketu Gochar, Sade Sati, Mercury retrograde.
Timing guidance here is a framework for planning, not medical, legal or financial advice. Never delay medical care for a timing window.
Common questions
Which Hora is running right now in Kolkata?
The Mercury Hora is running now in Kolkata, from 2:27 AM to 3:24 AM. It is traditionally read as auspicious.
What time does Hora start in Kolkata today?
The table above starts at sunrise in Kolkata, which is 5:17 AM today. Every window on this page is measured from that sunrise, so the first period begins there rather than at midnight.
Why is Hora different in Kolkata than in Delhi?
Because the periods are divisions of the time between Kolkata's own sunrise and sunset, not a national table. Sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so a time computed for Delhi is wrong in Kolkata by a meaningful margin.
How many Hora periods are there?
24 are listed above for Kolkata — the full set covering sunrise to the next sunrise.