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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:18
- 11☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:26
- 12♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 07:08: 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.