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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Qaraçuxur?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:02: 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.