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, 4 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:05
- 3☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:27
- 6♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:49
- 5☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:20
- 9☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:13
- 10♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:58
- 12☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 4 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:51 to 05:58: 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.