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 Friday, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.