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 Wednesday, 18 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Wednesday, 18 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.