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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:47
- 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:08
- 2☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:31
- 9☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:10 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.