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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:33
- 4♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:18
- 6♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:03
- 8☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:41
- 11♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:33
- 12☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:41
- 3☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:03
- 6♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:11
- 7☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:18
- 8♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:33
- 10☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:55 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.