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, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:26
- 3♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:27
- 4☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:27
- 5♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:27
- 7☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:28
- 11☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:28
- 12♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:28
- 5♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:28
- 6☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:27
- 9☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:26
- 12♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:26 to 06:26: 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.