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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:43
- 2☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:39
- 3♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:09
- 10♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 07:01: 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.