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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:12
- 5☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:08
- 6♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:59
- 8☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:45
- 11♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:40
- 12☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:45
- 3☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:59
- 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:04
- 7☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:08
- 8♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:18
- 10☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:31 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.