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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:03
- 3♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:57
- 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:36
- 11☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:33
- 12♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:33
- 2☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.