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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:52
- 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 07:02: 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.