Planetary hours
in Eskişehir.
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 Saturday, 21 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:32
- 3♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:45
- 12♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Saturday, 21 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.