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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:47
- 2☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:47: 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.