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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:22
- 4♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:35
- 6☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:55
- 9♂︎ Mars14:55 – 16:01
- 10☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:55
- 5☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:49
- 6♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:16
- 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:03 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.