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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:31
- 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:15: 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.