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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.