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, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:40
- 2☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:31
- 3♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:08
- 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 17:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:39
- 12♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:40: 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.