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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:33
- 4♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:19
- 5☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:38
- 8☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:57
- 11♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:44
- 12☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:57
- 3☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:39
- 6♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:34
- 10☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:14 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.