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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:10 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:10 to 08:57: 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.