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 Thursday, 10 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:34
- 4♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:41
- 6☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:55
- 10☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:58
- 11♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 20:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:55
- 4♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:49
- 6♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:42
- 8☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:32
- 11♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:28
- 12☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Thursday, 10 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:24 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.