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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:51
- 11☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:51
- 2♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:51
- 3☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batam?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.