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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:53
- 2☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:05
- 3♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 14:01
- 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:13
- 9☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:47
- 12☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:36
- 3♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:24
- 4☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:54
- 12♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.