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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:49
- 2☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:15
- 5☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:37
- 11☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:49
- 12♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:01 to 08:49: 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.