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, 12 November 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:38
- 3☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:24
- 6♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:16
- 8♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:07
- 10☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:58
- 2☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:02
- 3♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:11
- 5☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:25
- 8♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:34
- 10♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 12 November 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:42: 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.