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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:32
- 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:10
- 11♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:17
- 12☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:55 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.