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Planetary hours · Kolkata (India)

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 Thursday, 16 April 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:15
Sunset
17:57
Next sunrise
05:15

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:19
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:22
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:26
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:29
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:33
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:36
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:40
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:43
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:46
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:50
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:53
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:57

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:57 – 18:53
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 19:50
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:46
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:43
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:39
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:36
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:32
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:29
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:25
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:22
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:18
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?

On Thursday, 16 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:15 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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