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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:05
- 4♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 07:06: 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.