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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.