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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:27
- 2☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:36
- 3♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:53
- 5☽︎ Moon09:53 – 11:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:55
- 12☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 19:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:46
- 3♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:36
- 11☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:27
- 12♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:18 to 06:27: 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.