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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:34
- 11☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.