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 Sunday, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:51
- 3☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:25
- 9♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.