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 Monday, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 07:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:58
- 4♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:59
- 5☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:59
- 6♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:59
- 8☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 16:00
- 11♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:00
- 12☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:00
- 3☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:59
- 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:59
- 7☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:59
- 8♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:58
- 10☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:58 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.