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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:45
- 2☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:35
- 3♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:52 to 07:02: 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.