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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:20
- 8♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:39
- 10♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:59
- 12☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 20:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:40
- 4☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:30
- 5♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.