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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:19
- 9♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:43
- 11☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 20:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:56
- 2♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 to 06:53: 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.