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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:03
- 2♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:35 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.