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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:48
- 12♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 to 08:49: 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.