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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:51
- 2☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:40
- 11☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:01 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.