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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:01
- 3♂︎ Mars08:01 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:56
- 12♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 06:56: 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.