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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:26
- 11☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:36 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.