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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:45
- 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:26
- 12☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.