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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:46
- 2☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:36
- 11☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:55 to 08:46: 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.