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, 24 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:58
- 3☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:59
- 4♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:00
- 6☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:01
- 9♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:02
- 10☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:02
- 11♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 21:02
- 4♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:01
- 5☉︎ Sun22:01 – 23:01
- 6♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:00
- 8☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:58
- 11♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:58
- 12☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Thursday, 24 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 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.