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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:50
- 12♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:50
- 2♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:35: 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.