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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:23
- 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:05
- 9☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:31
- 12☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:42
- 3♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:34 to 08:23: 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.