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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:41
- 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.