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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:45
- 2♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:37
- 3☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:28
- 4♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:11
- 6☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:45
- 9♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:36
- 10☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:28
- 11♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:10
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:36
- 4♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:45
- 5☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 02:10
- 8☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:36
- 11♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:44
- 12☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:54 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.