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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:54
- 2☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:07
- 3♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:34
- 5☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 13:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 14:14
- 8♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:27
- 9☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:40
- 10♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:07
- 12☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:54
- 3♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:40
- 4☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:27
- 5♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:55
- 12♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:41 to 06:54: 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.