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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:10
- 2☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:29
- 12☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:15
- 3♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:01
- 4☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:38
- 10♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:24
- 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:10
- 12♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.