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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:30: 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.