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 Friday, 27 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:38
- 7☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:31
- 9☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:21
- 12☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 27 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:17 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.