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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:18
- 3♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:05 to 07:12: 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.