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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 08:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:45
- 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:03
- 11☉︎ Sun16:03 – 16:50
- 12♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:50
- 2☽︎ Moon18:50 – 20:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:58
- 12♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:10 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.