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 Saturday, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:11
- 3♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:16
- 4☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:22
- 5♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:49
- 10♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:21
- 9☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.