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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:07
- 2♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:54
- 4♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:42
- 6☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:23
- 9♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:17
- 10☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:11
- 11♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:17
- 4♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:23
- 5☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:29
- 6♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:42
- 8☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:07
- 12☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 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?
Jupiter, from 06:13 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.