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 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:12: 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.