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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:20
- 7♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:16
- 8☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:11
- 9♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:02
- 3☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:16
- 6☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:35
- 10☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 06:44: 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.