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 Saturday, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:21
- 12♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:28 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.