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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:23
- 6♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:18
- 8♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:12
- 10☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:10
- 3♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:15
- 5☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:23
- 8♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:26
- 9☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:28
- 10♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.