Planetary hours
in Sumgayit.
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, 2 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:33
- 2☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:05
- 9☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:27
- 12☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 04:09
- 10♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:34
- 12♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:33: 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.