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, 25 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:51
- 2♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:00
- 6☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 25 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:44: 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.