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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:35
- 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:49
- 12☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:02 to 08:48: 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.