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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:52
- 2♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:55
- 3☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:04
- 6☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:14
- 9♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:17
- 10☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:20
- 11♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:17
- 4♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:14
- 5☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:11
- 6♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:55
- 11♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:52
- 12☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:49 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.