Planetary hours
in Marg‘ilon.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tashkent).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:12
- 12♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:36
- 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marg‘ilon?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:13 to 06:24: 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.