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, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:12
- 3♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:43
- 12♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:43
- 2☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:32 to 08:22: 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.