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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:54
- 11☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:09
- 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:40
- 9☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:03
- 12♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 08:02: 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.