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, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:25
- 3♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:53
- 5☽︎ Moon09:53 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:49
- 9☉︎ Sun14:49 – 16:03
- 10♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:03
- 4☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:21
- 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:25
- 11☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:11: 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.