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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:59 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:59 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.