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 Saturday, 7 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:03
- 3♂︎ Mars09:03 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:11
- 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:03
- 11☉︎ Sun16:03 – 16:56
- 12♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:56
- 2☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Saturday, 7 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:10: 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.