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 Sunday, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 07:06: 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.