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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:42: 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.