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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:51
- 11☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:05
- 2♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:37
- 4♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.