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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:46
- 7☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:54: 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.