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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:21
- 2☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:21: 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.