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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:50
- 3☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:15
- 6♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:23
- 7☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:33 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.