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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:16
- 8♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:27
- 9☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:39
- 10♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:03
- 12☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:51
- 3♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:39
- 4☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:28
- 5♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:29
- 10♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:53 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.