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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:03
- 11☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:30
- 11♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:25: 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.