Planetary hours
in Şirvan.
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 Saturday, 16 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:22
- 11☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:30
- 12♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.