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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:46: 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.