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, 1 March 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Wednesday, 1 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:15: 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.