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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.