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, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:32: 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.