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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:35
- 7♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:04
- 12♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:04
- 2♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.