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, 21 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:41: 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.