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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:12: 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.