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 Saturday, 5 April 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:34
- 3♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:43
- 5♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 5 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.