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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surat?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 07:54: 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.