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, 27 May 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:53
- 2♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xaçmaz?
On Sunday, 27 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:30: 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.