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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:12
- 12♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:12
- 2☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:43: 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.