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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:08
- 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:46: 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.