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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:17
- 9☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:25
- 10♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:42
- 12☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:34
- 3♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:26
- 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:18
- 5♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:20: 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.