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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:06
- 2☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:09
- 10♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:39
- 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:24 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.