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, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:38
- 2♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:40
- 3☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:42
- 4♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:46
- 6☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:54
- 10☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:00 – 19:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:54
- 4♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:53
- 5☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:47
- 8☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:41
- 11♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:39
- 12☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:36 to 07:38: 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.