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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:35
- 12♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:35
- 2☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:03
- 12♂︎ Mars05:03 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.