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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:02
- 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:48
- 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:15 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.