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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:32
- 3☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:35
- 12☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ahmedabad?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:36 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.