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 Monday, 19 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:19
- 4♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:33
- 6♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:48
- 8☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:17
- 12☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:40
- 7☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:32
- 8♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:18
- 10☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Monday, 19 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:57 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.