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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:20
- 7♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:16
- 8☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:13
- 9♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:06
- 11☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:02
- 2♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:06
- 3☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:09
- 4♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:16
- 6☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:27
- 9♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:37: 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.