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 Tuesday, 27 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:09 – 08:58
- 2☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:28
- 5☽︎ Moon11:28 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:26
- 3♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:58
- 12♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Tuesday, 27 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:09 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.