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, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:22
- 3☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:33
- 6♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:40
- 8♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:25
- 10♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:16 to 06:19: 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.