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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.