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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:17
- 10♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:24
- 3♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:22
- 12♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.