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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:55
- 2☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:06
- 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.