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 Wednesday, 11 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Wednesday, 11 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.