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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:44
- 11☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 20:53
- 2♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:45
- 3☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:36
- 4♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:24: 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.