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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:23
- 2♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 07:01: 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.