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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:59
- 5♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:39
- 11☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:36
- 2☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:59
- 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 03:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.