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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 07:46: 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.