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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:56
- 11☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:56
- 3☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.