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, 26 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:20
- 7♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:11
- 4♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 26 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:34: 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.