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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:55
- 9☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:31: 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.