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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 07:57: 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.