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 Sunday, 6 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:53
- 9♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Sunday, 6 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:10 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.