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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:39
- 12♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:31: 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.