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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:03 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.