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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:39
- 11☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 20:51
- 2☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:46 to 06:58: 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.