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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:42
- 2♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:05
Other cities · India
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:04 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.