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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:57 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:07
- 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:57 to 07:52: 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.