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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lankaran?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:37: 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.