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, 23 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:06
- 2♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:54
- 4♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:41
- 6☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:22
- 9♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:16
- 10☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:10
- 11♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:16
- 4♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:23
- 5☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:29
- 6♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:41
- 8☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:00
- 11♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:06
- 12☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Thursday, 23 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:12 to 07:06: 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.