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, 20 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:07
- 3♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:13
- 4☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:20
- 5♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:52
- 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:05
- 12♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:05
- 2☽︎ Moon19:05 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:20
- 9☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Saturday, 20 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:00: 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.