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, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:21
- 3☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:30
- 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:49
- 6☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 14:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:17
- 9♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:27
- 10☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:36
- 11♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:27
- 4♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:18
- 5☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:08
- 6♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:50
- 8☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:13
- 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:02 to 07:12: 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.