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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:01
- 2☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:34 to 06:47: 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.