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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:33
- 11☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:43
- 12♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:43
- 2☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:07: 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.