Planetary hours
in Chennai.
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 Thursday, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 06:57
- 2♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:04
- 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:11
- 6☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:22
- 9♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:29
- 11♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:22
- 5☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:11
- 8☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:57
- 12☉︎ Sun04:57 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:53 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.