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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:18
- 3♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:20: 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.