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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:50
- 3♂︎ Mars07:50 – 09:05
- 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:50
- 7☽︎ Moon12:50 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:35
- 10♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:50
- 11☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:05
- 2☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:35
- 12♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:19 to 06:34: 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.