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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:44
- 2☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:33
- 3♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:45 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.