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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:58: 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.