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 Sunday, 22 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:22
- 9♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:10
- 11☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:10
- 3☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:29
- 6☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 22 December 2024, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.