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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:42
- 3♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:22
- 7☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:06
- 10♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:01
- 11☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:56
- 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:56
- 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:12
- 5♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:17
- 6☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:22
- 7♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:32
- 9☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 06:47: 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.