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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 06:59: 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.