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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:14
- 9☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:08
- 4☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:26
- 7♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:00 to 06:54: 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.