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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:00
- 2☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:15
- 9☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:48
- 12☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 20:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:37
- 3♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:26
- 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:49 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.