Planetary hours
in Gaziantep.
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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:28
- 5☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:38
- 12☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:14
- 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gaziantep?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.