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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batam?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.