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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:03 to 07:01: 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.