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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:27
- 4☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:30
- 5♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:37
- 6☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:35
- 7♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:30
- 9☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:23
- 12♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.