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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:24
- 2♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.