Planetary hours
in Xaçmaz.
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, 28 May 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:54
- 12♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:54
- 2♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Wednesday, 28 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:30: 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.