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, 1 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:02
- 2♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:10
- 3☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:17
- 4♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:32
- 6☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:55
- 9♂︎ Mars13:55 – 15:02
- 10☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:10
- 11♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:02
- 4♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:47
- 6♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:33
- 8☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:10
- 11♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:03
- 12☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Thursday, 1 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:55 to 06:02: 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.