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 Tuesday, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:58 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:28
- 5☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:07
- 10♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:22
- 12☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:14
- 3♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:58
- 5♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:04
- 12♀︎ Venus05:04 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:58 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.