Planetary hours
in Mingachevir.
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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:00
- 2♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 09:00: 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.