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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:39
- 2☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:47
- 3♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:02: 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.