Planetary hours
in Khirdalan.
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, 16 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:19
- 11☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:28
- 12♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:28
- 2☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 07:01: 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.