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, 13 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:58
- 3♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:47
- 12☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:41
- 3♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:57
- 11☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Tuesday, 13 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 06:52: 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.