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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:24
- 3☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:15
- 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 19:59
- 3♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.