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, 8 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:38
- 2♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Sunday, 8 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:54: 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.