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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.