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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- 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♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:43
- 7☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:32
- 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, 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?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.