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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:07 to 08:56: 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.