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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:09
- 12☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:08: 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.