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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:24
- 4♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:39
- 6♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:54
- 8☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:16
- 11♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:23
- 12☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:47
- 7☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:40
- 8♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:25
- 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:02 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.