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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:05
- 3☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:01
- 4♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:53
- 6☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:41
- 9♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:37
- 10☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:33
- 11♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:38
- 4♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:42
- 5☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:46
- 6♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:54
- 8☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:06
- 11♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:13 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.