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, 17 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lerik?
On Wednesday, 17 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:44: 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.