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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:22: 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.