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 Wednesday, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:40
- 11☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:50: 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.