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, 15 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Wednesday, 15 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:31: 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.