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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:31
- 10☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:56
- 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Naxçıvan?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:04: 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.