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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:33
- 4☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:35
- 5♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:46
- 10♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:48
- 11☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:50
- 12♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:50
- 2☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:28
- 12♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:26 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.