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, 2 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khirdalan?
On Wednesday, 2 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:12 to 06:27: 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.