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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:16: 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.