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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:14
- 12♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:14
- 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:51: 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.