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, 26 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:55
- 2♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:42
- 2♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:42
- 11♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Çankaya?
On Sunday, 26 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:55: 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.