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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:47
- 3♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.