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, 18 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:18
- 2☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 17:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:13
- 12☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:01
- 3♂︎ Mars21:01 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:38
- 5♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:40
- 10♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:17
- 12♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Tuesday, 18 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:06 to 06:18: 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.