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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:35
- 9♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:01
- 11☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:01
- 3☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 07:07: 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.