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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:53 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:53 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.