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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:19: 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.