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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:23
- 6♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:16
- 8♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:08
- 10☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:00
- 2☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:04
- 3♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:12
- 5☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:24
- 8♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:28
- 9☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:40
- 12☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:39: 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.