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 Saturday, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:20
- 12♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gaziantep?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:29 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.