Planetary hours
in Shibganj.
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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Dhaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shibganj?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.