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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:37
- 2♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:06: 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.