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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:38
- 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:15: 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.