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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 17:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:02: 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.