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 Sunday, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:33
- 2♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.