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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:41
- 2♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:39
- 3☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:36
- 4♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:20
- 10☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:17
- 11♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:20
- 4♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:23
- 5☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:26
- 6♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:40
- 11♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:42
- 12☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:44 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.