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 Tuesday, 31 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:25
- 2☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:23
- 12☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:06
- 5♀︎ Venus23:06 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Tuesday, 31 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:20 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.