Planetary hours
in Lankaran.
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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:24
- 4☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:49: 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.