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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 20:59
- 2☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:47
- 3♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 07:01: 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.