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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.