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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:06 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 15:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:40
- 12☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:54
- 12♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:06 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.