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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:10
- 3♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ahmedabad?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:07: 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.