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 Saturday, 6 January 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Baku).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:52
- 3♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ganja?
On Saturday, 6 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.