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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.