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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:41: 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.