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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:07 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.