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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:46
- 7☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:33
- 2☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.