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, 1 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:25
- 7☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:19
- 8♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:08
- 10☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:56
- 2☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:02
- 3♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:14
- 5☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:37
- 9☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Friday, 1 December 2028, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 06:54: 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.