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 Saturday, 5 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Kolkata).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:11
- 12♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:11
- 2☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:37
- 7♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surat?
On Saturday, 5 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.