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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:39: 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.