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, 4 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:07 – 20:56
- 2♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:33
- 4☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Wednesday, 4 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:04: 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.