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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:28
- 4☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:30
- 10♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:41
- 11☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 20:51
- 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.