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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:28
- 5♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:56
- 9☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:07: 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.