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, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:29
- 6♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:02 – 18:57
- 2☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:53
- 3♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:28
- 8♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:23
- 9☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:19
- 10♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:09
- 12☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:05 to 06:10: 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.