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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:45
- 4♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:41
- 5☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:31
- 8☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:17
- 12☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:31
- 6♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:35
- 7☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:45
- 10☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:55 to 07:52: 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.