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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:26
- 5☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:03
- 10♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:17
- 12☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:03
- 4☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:19
- 10♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:05
- 12♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:04: 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.