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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:26
- 11☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Qaraçuxur?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:43 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.