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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 08:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:39
- 12♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:39
- 2☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:05 to 08:52: 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.