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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:15 to 09:02: 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.