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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:08: 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.
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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.