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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:05 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.