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 Tuesday, 13 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:21
- 2☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:40
- 8♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:52
- 12☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:36
- 7☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:27
- 10♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:24
- 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:21
- 12♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Tuesday, 13 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:18 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.