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, 12 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Sunday, 12 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:13 to 07:18: 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.