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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:51
- 2♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:45
- 2♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:39
- 11♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:04 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.