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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:07
- 3☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:33
- 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:06
- 2☉︎ Sun19:06 – 19:59
- 3♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:19
- 9☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:13
- 10♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:00: 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.