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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:12
- 9♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:01
- 11☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:01
- 3☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:48: 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.