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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:05 to 06:17: 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.