Planetary hours
in Batam.
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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:51
- 4☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:53
- 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:54
- 11☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:53
- 6☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:50
- 12♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batam?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 06:50: 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.