Planetary hours
in Kanpur.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:15: 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.