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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:44
- 4☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:15: 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.