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, 11 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:29
- 7♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:17
- 9☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:59
- 12♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:59
- 2♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 11 December 2024, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:00: 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.