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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 07:52: 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.