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, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:06
- 2☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:22
- 5♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:00
- 2♀︎ Venus19:00 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:22
- 9♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:01 to 06:06: 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.