Planetary hours
in Ganja.
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, 10 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:52
- 3♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 16:58
- 12♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 18:58
- 2☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:27
- 9☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 09:05: 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.