Planetary hours
in Şirvan.
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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:32
- 2♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:32: 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.