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 Saturday, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:47
- 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:55
- 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:38
- 12♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.