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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:02
- 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:16 to 08:08: 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.