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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.