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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:48 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.