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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:15: 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.