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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:31
- 3♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:06
- 5☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:36
- 12☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:14
- 5♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:32
- 11☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:45
- 12♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:57 to 08:44: 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.