Planetary hours
in Bengaluru.
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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bengaluru?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:06 to 07:09: 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.