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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:19
- 2♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:14
- 3☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:08
- 4♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:41
- 9♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:36
- 10☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:30
- 11♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:36
- 4♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:41
- 5☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:47
- 6♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:58
- 8☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:14
- 11♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:20
- 12☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:25 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.