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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:37
- 2☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:25
- 3♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:35
- 12☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:47
- 3♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:13
- 10♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:26
- 11☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.