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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:01 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:26
- 7☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:20
- 8♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:57
- 2☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:03
- 3♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:15
- 5☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 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 06:02, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:01 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.