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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:28
- 6☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:23
- 7♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:55 to 06:50: 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.