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 Tuesday, 24 April 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:13
- 2☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:17
- 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:26
- 5☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:56
- 12☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 18:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:47
- 4☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:34
- 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:21
- 10♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:17
- 11☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolkata?
On Tuesday, 24 April 2029, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:09 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.