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, 22 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:28
- 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diyarbakır?
On Friday, 22 December 2028, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:31 to 08:19: 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.