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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.