Planetary hours
in Bursa.
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 Saturday, 8 February 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 08:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:38
- 12♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:38
- 2☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Saturday, 8 February 2025, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:05 to 08:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.