Planetary hours
in Ahmedabad.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:07
- 2☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ahmedabad?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.