Planetary hours
in Çankaya.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 16:51
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:12: 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.