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, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:23
- 5☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:42
- 8☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:01
- 11♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:48
- 12☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:34
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 20:01
- 3☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:17 to 09:04: 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.