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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:17
- 2☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:03
- 3♀︎ Venus10:03 – 10:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:50
- 10♂︎ Mars04:50 – 06:03
- 11☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:17
- 12♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esenyurt?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:17: 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.