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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Batam?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:49: 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.