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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:43
- 12♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:43
- 2☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:04 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.