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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.