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 Friday, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:47
- 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:44
- 10☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:42
- 2☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:43
- 3♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:54 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.