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 Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:58
- 4☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:03
- 11☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:40
- 12♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:31 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.