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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:08
- 2☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:55 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.