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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:38
- 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:07: 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.