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 Thursday, 15 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:22
- 4♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:35
- 6☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:00
- 10☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:07
- 11♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:00
- 4♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:47
- 6♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:34
- 8☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:08
- 12☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Thursday, 15 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:03 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.