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, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:01
- 2♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:56
- 3☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:52
- 4♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:44
- 6☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:31
- 9♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:27
- 10☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:23
- 11♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:27
- 4♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:31
- 5☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:36
- 6♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:57
- 11♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:02
- 12☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:05 to 08:01: 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.