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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 08:00: 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.