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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 07:01: 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.