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, 27 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:28
- 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lucknow?
On Saturday, 27 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:30: 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.