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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:46
- 4☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 19:54
- 2♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:29: 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.