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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:39
- 10☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:52
- 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.