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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 06:55
- 2♂︎ Mars06:55 – 07:49
- 3☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:43
- 4♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:31
- 6☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:14
- 9♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:08
- 10☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:02
- 11♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:08
- 4♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:14
- 5☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:20
- 6♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:32
- 8☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:49
- 11♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:55
- 12☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:00 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.