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 Wednesday, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:45
- 7♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:35 to 06:47: 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.