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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:22
- 3☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:45
- 8♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:59
- 3♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:36
- 8♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:32
- 9☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:17: 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.