Planetary hours
in Lucknow.
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, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:43: 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.