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, 14 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Saturday, 14 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 07:01: 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.