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, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:27
- 3♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:16
- 7☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:52
- 10♂︎ Mars15:52 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:16
- 12♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:16
- 2☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:14
- 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:03 to 06:15: 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.