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, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:54
- 4♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:41
- 5☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:04
- 8☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:27
- 11♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:15
- 12☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:27
- 3☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:17
- 7☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:29
- 8♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:54
- 10☽︎ Moon03:54 – 05:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:31 to 08:18: 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.