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 Sunday, 20 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:15
- 4☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:53
- 9♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:23
- 9♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 20 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 18:23: 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?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.