Planetary hours
in Ankara.
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, 24 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 17:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Saturday, 24 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:03 to 08:53: 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.