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, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:02
- 5☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:57
- 6♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:47
- 8☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:31
- 11♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:26
- 12☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:31
- 3☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:47
- 6♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:52
- 7☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:57
- 8♀︎ Venus00:57 – 02:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:23 to 07:17: 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.