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 Sunday, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:02 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.