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 Sunday, 15 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:35
- 4♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 15 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:35 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.