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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:20: 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.