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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:01
- 3♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:18
- 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:05
- 10♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:01
- 11☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:54 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.