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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:22
- 3♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:13 to 08:08: 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.