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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:36
- 11☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:36
- 3☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.