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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:04 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:52
- 3♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:22
- 8♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:10
- 10♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:58
- 12☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:04
- 3♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:10
- 4☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:16
- 5♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:28
- 7☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:46
- 10♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:52
- 11☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:04 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.