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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.