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, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:17
- 3♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:23
- 4☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:30
- 5♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:42
- 7☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:15
- 12♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:15
- 2☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:55
- 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:30
- 9☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:04 to 06:10: 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.