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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:37
- 10♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:32
- 11☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:28
- 12♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:28
- 2☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:45
- 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:15 to 07:10: 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.