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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:40
- 3♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.