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 Tuesday, 2 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:57
- 8♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:45
- 9☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:22
- 3♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:34
- 4☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:45
- 5♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:06
- 12♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:16 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.