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 Wednesday, 14 August 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Wednesday, 14 August 2024, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:06: 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.