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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:32
- 10♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:26
- 11☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:20
- 12♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:20
- 2☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:45
- 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:23: 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.