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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:31: 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.