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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:06: 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.