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 Sunday, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:00
- 2♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:03
- 9♀︎ Venus15:03 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.