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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:45
- 2♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:53
- 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:00
- 4♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:44
- 10☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:51
- 11♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:05 – 19:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:37
- 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:29
- 6♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:53
- 11♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:46
- 12☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:38 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.