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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:46
- 3♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:42
- 4☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:55 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.