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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:03
- 12☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:16 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.