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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:01
- 3☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:04
- 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:11
- 6☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:21
- 9♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:24
- 10☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:27
- 11♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:24
- 4♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:21
- 5☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:11
- 8☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:58
- 12☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:55 to 06:58: 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.