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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:39
- 12☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:44
- 3♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:28
- 12♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.