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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:18
- 2♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:09
- 11♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.