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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:29
- 2☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:14 to 06:29: 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.