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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:11: 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.