Planetary hours
in Lerik.
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, 23 August 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Wednesday, 23 August 2023, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:13: 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.