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, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:08
- 2♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:05
- 3☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:02
- 4♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:56
- 6☽︎ Moon10:56 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:46
- 9♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:43
- 10☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:40
- 11♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:43
- 4♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:46
- 5☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:50
- 6♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:56
- 8☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:05
- 11♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:08
- 12☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:11 to 07:08: 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.