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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:41
Other cities · India
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 to 06:46: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.