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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 06:59: 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.