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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surat?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 08:06: 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.