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 Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:03 – 08:51
- 2♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:03 to 08:51: 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.