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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:21
- 2☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:56
- 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:04: 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.