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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 21:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:44: 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.