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 Monday, 5 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:32
- 4♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:35
- 5☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:37
- 6♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:41
- 8☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:48
- 11♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:50
- 12☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:48
- 3☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:41
- 6♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:39
- 7☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:36
- 8♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:32
- 10☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Monday, 5 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:25 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.