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 Wednesday, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.