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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:33
- 4☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:08 to 08:56: 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.