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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:50
- 7☽︎ Moon12:50 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:32
- 12♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:32
- 2☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.