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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:10
- 2♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:39
- 2♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:10: 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.