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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:59: 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.