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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:39
- 2♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:52: 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.