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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:43
- 2☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:29
- 3♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:28
- 12☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:42
- 3♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:55
- 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:43
- 12♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:56 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.