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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:57
- 7☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:04
- 11☉︎ Sun16:04 – 16:51
- 12♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:51
- 2☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:57
- 7♀︎ Venus00:57 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:03: 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.