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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:42
- 4♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:40
- 5☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:34
- 8☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:28
- 11♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:26
- 12☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:28
- 3☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:35
- 6♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:39
- 8♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:43
- 10☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:48 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.