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, 12 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ankara?
On Wednesday, 12 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:20: 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.