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, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:03
- 3☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:16
- 12☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:16: 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.