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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.