Planetary hours
in Kolkata.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:05
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:38
- 2☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:19
- 7♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:01
- 12♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:01
- 2♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:08
- 4☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:35
- 11☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:38: 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.