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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:39
- 4♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:12
- 6♀︎ Venus12:12 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:06
- 11♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:53
- 12☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:59
- 7☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:12
- 8♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.