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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:33
- 12♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:33
- 2♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:50
- 4☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:34
- 9♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bursa?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:11 to 09:02: 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.