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 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:02
- 12♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:02
- 2♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 28 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 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.