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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:19
- 2♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:42
- 2♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:09
- 11♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:28
Other cities · Türkiye
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:19: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.