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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:32
- 11☽︎ Moon17:32 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:33
- 3☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:50: 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.