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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:59
- 2☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:06
- 3♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:20
- 5☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:40
- 8♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:54
- 10♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:07
- 12☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:00
- 3♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:54
- 4☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:47
- 5♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:13
- 10♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:06
- 11☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:59
- 12♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:52 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.