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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:00
- 2☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chennai?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:30: 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.