Planetary hours
in Marg‘ilon.
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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tashkent).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:05
- 2☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marg‘ilon?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:52 to 06:05: 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.