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 Monday, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:27
- 4♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:29
- 5☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:32
- 6♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:36
- 8☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:43
- 11♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:45
- 12☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:43
- 3☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:36
- 6♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:34
- 7☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:32
- 8♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:27
- 10☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:20 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.