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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:21
- 4♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:28
- 5☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:35
- 6♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:11
- 11♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:11
- 3☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:50
- 6♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:43
- 7☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:36
- 8♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.