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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:14: 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.