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 Saturday, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:41
- 10♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:29
- 12♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:29
- 2☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:26
- 12♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:33 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.