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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:28
- 4☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:20
- 7☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:12
- 10♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:09
- 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:15
- 5♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:18
- 6☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:20
- 7♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:26
- 9☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:34
- 12♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:36 to 06:34: 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.