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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:47
- 2☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:52
- 3♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:32
- 3♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:57
- 10♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:52
- 11☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:47
- 12♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:41 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.