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 Sunday, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:11
- 2♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.