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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:39
- 3♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.