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, 10 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:20
- 10♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:41
- 12☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 20:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 04:59
- 12♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Tuesday, 10 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:48 to 06:58: 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.