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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:47
- 10☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:31
- 2☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 07:50: 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.