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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.