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, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:35 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:02
- 6☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:42
- 9♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:35
- 10☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:29
- 11♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:35
- 4♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:42
- 5☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:49
- 6♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 01:02
- 8☽︎ Moon01:02 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:29
- 12☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:35 to 07:28: 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.