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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:27: 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.