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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:56
- 7♀︎ Venus23:56 – 01:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:37 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.