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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:52
- 4☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:14
- 10♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:08
- 11☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:02
- 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:02
- 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:21
- 5♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:27
- 6☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:04: 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.