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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:26
- 2♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:17
- 3☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:59: 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.