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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:18
- 2☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:41
- 9☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:26
- 12☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:42
- 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:52
- 7☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.