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 Monday, 17 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:25
- 4♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:29
- 5☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:32
- 6♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:50
- 11♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:54
- 12☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:57 – 18:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 19:50
- 3☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:39
- 6♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:35
- 7☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:32
- 8♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:24
- 10☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Monday, 17 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:14 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.