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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:12
- 12☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:06
- 12♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.