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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:48
- 2☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:34
- 3♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 14:58
- 10♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:58
- 4☉︎ Sun20:58 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:34
- 11☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:01 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.