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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:44
- 8♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:05
- 12☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:18 to 09:05: 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.