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 Sunday, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:35
- 2♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.