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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:24
- 3☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:58 to 08:48: 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.