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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:31
- 5♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:11
- 2☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:54
- 5♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:14
- 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:07 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.