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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:47
- 2☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:38
- 3♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:20
- 5☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:17
- 12☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:26
- 3♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:35
- 4☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:37
- 11☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:46
- 12♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:56 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.