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, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:20: 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.