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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.