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, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:00
- 2♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:58
- 3☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:57
- 4♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:54
- 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:47
- 10☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:46
- 11♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:47
- 4♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:51
- 6♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:54
- 8☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:58
- 11♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:00
- 12☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.