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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.