Planetary hours
in Bājil.
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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:49
- 2♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:54
- 3☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 11:08
- 6☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:22
- 9♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:31
- 11♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:22
- 5☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:17
- 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:08
- 8☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:54
- 11♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:49
- 12☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bājil?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:45 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.