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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:46
- 11☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 20:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 20:57
- 2♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:46
- 3☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:35
- 4♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:12
- 6☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.