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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:21
- 11☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.