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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:05
- 4♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:00
- 5☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:56
- 6♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:47
- 8☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:34
- 11♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:30
- 12☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:34
- 3☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:47
- 6♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:52
- 7☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:56
- 8♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:05
- 10☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:18 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.