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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tashkent).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marg‘ilon?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:30: 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.