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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:06
- 2♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:28
- 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:49
- 6☽︎ Moon11:49 – 13:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:32
- 10☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:43
- 11♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:32
- 4♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:50
- 8☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:07
- 12☉︎ Sun05:07 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:55 to 07:06: 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.