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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:59 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:59 to 07:55: 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.