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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:21
- 2♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:40
- 8☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:21: 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.