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 Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:29
- 2☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gaziantep?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.