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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 17:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:50
- 12♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:54 to 07:49: 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.