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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 17:59
- 12♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:59
- 2☽︎ Moon19:59 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.