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 Wednesday, 7 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.