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 Monday, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:26
- 4♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:55
- 8☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:31
- 11♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:23
- 12☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:31
- 3☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:02
- 7☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.