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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.