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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.