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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:23
- 7♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:21
- 8☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:21
- 6☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:30: 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.