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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:07: 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.