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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:52
- 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:45 to 06:56: 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.