Planetary hours
in Istanbul.
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 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:32
- 2☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:29
- 3♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:22
- 5☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 18:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:03
- 3♂︎ Mars21:03 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:09
- 5♀︎ Venus23:09 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:32: 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.