Planetary hours
in Delhi.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:29: 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.