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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:51
- 2♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Qaraçuxur?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:48: 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.