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 Saturday, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:43
- 12♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:52 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.