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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:04
- 2♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:38
- 10☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 09:04: 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.