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 Friday, 9 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:30
- 2☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Friday, 9 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:04 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.