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 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:50
- 8♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:09 to 08:07: 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.