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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:06: 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.