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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:05
- 2♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Qaraçuxur?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.