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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:02 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:52
- 11♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surat?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:02 to 07:57: 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.