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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:44
- 8♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:35
- 10☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:25
- 2☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:30
- 3♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.