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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:37
- 10♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:48
- 11☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:00
- 12♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:00
- 2☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:26
- 5♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:15
- 6☉︎ Sun00:15 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:08
- 12♂︎ Mars05:08 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.