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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:44
- 3♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:58
- 4☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:31
- 11☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:37
- 7♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:11
- 9☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:18 to 06:31: 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.