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, 30 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Şirvan?
On Sunday, 30 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:45: 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.