Planetary hours
in Naxçıvan.
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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:05
- 12☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Naxçıvan?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.