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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 23:18
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:04
- 12♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:04
- 2♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surat?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.