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 Sunday, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:38
- 4♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:27 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.