Planetary hours
in Esenyurt.
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, 5 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:48
- 3☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:09
- 8♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 07:02
- 12☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:14 to 09:01: 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.