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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:45
- 10☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:30
- 2☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:38
- 3♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kanpur?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.