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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Qaraçuxur?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:47: 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.