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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:33
- 3♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:30
- 4☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:20
- 7☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:06
- 11☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:13
- 5♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:16
- 6☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:20
- 7♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:27
- 9☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:36: 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.