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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:41
- 11☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 20:56
- 2♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:41
- 3☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:26
- 4♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:28: 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.