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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:19: 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.