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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:31
- 11☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:31
- 3☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:57: 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.