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 Wednesday, 27 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:37
- 11☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumgayit?
On Wednesday, 27 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:03 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.