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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:41
- 3☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.