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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:00
- 12♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:00
- 2☽︎ Moon20:00 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:46 to 06:53: 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.