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 Monday, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 08:58
- 4♂︎ Mars08:58 – 10:01
- 5☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:03
- 6♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:16
- 11♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:09
- 6♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:04
- 8♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:58
- 10☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.