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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:08: 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.