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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:57
- 3☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:57
- 4♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:56
- 6☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:55
- 9♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:55
- 10☉︎ Sun14:55 – 15:54
- 11♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 19:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:55
- 4♂︎ Mars20:55 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:56
- 6♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:56
- 8☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:57
- 11♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:58
- 12☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.