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 Thursday, 17 June 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:59
- 2♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:07
- 3☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:14
- 4♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:29
- 6☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:52
- 9♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:00
- 10☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:07
- 11♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:22
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:00
- 4♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:52
- 5☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:45
- 6♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:29
- 8☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:07
- 11♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:59
- 12☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Thursday, 17 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:51 to 05:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.