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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:06
- 3♂︎ Mars09:06 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:57
- 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:48
- 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:24 to 08:15: 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.