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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:39
- 12♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Qaraçuxur?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:51: 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.