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, 12 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:06
- 3♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:13
- 4☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:21
- 5♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:36
- 7☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:13
- 12♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:13
- 2☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:21
- 9☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:59
- 12♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 12 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.