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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:21
- 7♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:11
- 9☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:31
- 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.