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, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:01
- 2♂︎ Mars07:01 – 07:59
- 3☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:54
- 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:48
- 9♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:46
- 10☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:44
- 11♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:46
- 4♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:48
- 5☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:50
- 6♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:54
- 8☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 04:00
- 11♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:03 to 07:01: 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.