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 Friday, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:04
- 6♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:37
- 12☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.