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 Wednesday, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mingachevir?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:13: 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?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.