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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:24
- 4☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:31
- 2♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:10
- 9♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:06 to 08:52: 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.