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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.