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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:15
- 2♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:15: 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.