Planetary hours
in Qaraçuxur.
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, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Qaraçuxur?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:06: 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.