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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:33
- 2☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:07 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.