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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:27: 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.