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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:02
- 11☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:02
- 3☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ahmedabad?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.