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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:57
- 9☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 22:01
- 4☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:49
- 7☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.