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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:51
- 2☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:40
- 3♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:57: 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.