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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:07 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.