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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:46
- 2☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:45
- 3♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.