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 Friday, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.