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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:33
- 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:48
- 10♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 07:53: 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.