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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:52
- 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:53
- 12♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:53
- 2☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batam?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 06:48: 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.