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 Tuesday, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:55
- 8♂︎ Mars13:55 – 15:00
- 9☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:13
- 12☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:08
- 3♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:59
- 5♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:28
- 12♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.