Planetary hours
in Surat.
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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surat?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:33: 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.