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, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:14
- 3♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:47
- 3♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:00
- 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:09
- 10♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:16
- 12♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:17: 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.