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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:47
- 10♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:50
- 6☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 05:00
- 12♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.