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 Monday, 16 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:28
- 4♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:21
- 5☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:02
- 8☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:43
- 11♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:36
- 12☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:42
- 3☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:01
- 6♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:14
- 8♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:27
- 10☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Monday, 16 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:47 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.