Planetary hours
in Sheki.
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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheki?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:07: 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.