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 Sunday, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.