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, 16 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:24
- 11☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:03
- 6☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:30
- 11♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eskişehir?
On Sunday, 16 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:25: 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.