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, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:31
- 10♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:44
- 11☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:56
- 12♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 20:56
- 2☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:53: 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.