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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:55
- 2♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:08
- 3☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:21
- 4♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:47
- 6☽︎ Moon11:47 – 13:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:26
- 9♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:39
- 10☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:52
- 11♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 21:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:40
- 4♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:27
- 5☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:14
- 6♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:48
- 8☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:09
- 11♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:56
- 12☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:42 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.