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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:32
- 3♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 14:57
- 10♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:43
- 11☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:30
- 12♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:47
- 12♂︎ Mars06:47 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 to 08:46: 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.