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 Thursday, 2 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:44
- 2♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:47
- 3☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:51
- 4♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:58
- 6☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:08
- 9♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:12
- 10☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:15
- 11♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:22
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:08
- 5☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:04
- 6♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:46
- 11♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:42
- 12☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Thursday, 2 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:40 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.