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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 06:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:50
- 3♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:26
- 7☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:03
- 11☉︎ Sun15:03 – 15:57
- 12♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:57
- 2☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:15
- 5♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:21
- 6☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:57
- 12♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 49m, 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?
Saturn, from 06:02 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.