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, 11 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:10
- 3♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:21
- 5☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:38
- 8♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:44
- 9☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:50
- 10♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:01
- 12☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:50
- 4☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:44
- 5♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:32
- 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:15
- 10♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:09
- 11☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:03
- 12♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Tuesday, 11 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:58 to 06:04: 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.