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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:09
- 11☉︎ Sun16:09 – 16:58
- 12♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.