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 Saturday, 27 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:42
- 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Saturday, 27 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:18 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.