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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.