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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:46
- 4☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:47
- 7♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:48
- 4♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batam?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:45: 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.