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 Thursday, 6 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:27
- 2♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:37
- 3☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:47
- 4♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:35
- 9♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:45
- 10☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:54
- 11♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 20:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:35
- 5☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:05
- 8☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:36
- 11♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:26
- 12☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Thursday, 6 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:18 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.