Planetary hours
in Hyderabad.
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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:02
- 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:42
- 12♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hyderabad?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.