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 Wednesday, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:20: 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.