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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bājil?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 to 06:51: 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.