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 Wednesday, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:32
- 4☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:41 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.