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 Monday, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:59
- 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:50
- 5☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:41
- 6♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:23
- 8☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:56
- 11♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:46
- 12☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:56
- 3☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:23
- 6♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:32
- 7☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 04:00
- 10☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:26 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.