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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 07:49: 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.