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 Thursday, 5 February 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:44
- 2♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:36
- 3☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:27
- 4♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:11
- 6☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:45
- 9♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:29
- 11♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:37
- 4♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:45
- 5☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 02:10
- 8☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:35
- 11♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:43
- 12☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Thursday, 5 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:53 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.