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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 17:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:53
- 12♂︎ Mars06:53 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:04 to 08:53: 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.