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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:32
- 2♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:07: 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.