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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Delhi?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:07: 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.