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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:53
- 12♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:53
- 2☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:08
- 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:07: 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.