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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:26
- 2☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:05
- 12☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:22 to 07:26: 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.