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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:50: 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.