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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bājil?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:54: 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.