Planetary hours
in Diyarbakır.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 16:24
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:40: 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.