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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:03
- 3☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:36
- 2☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:39
- 3♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:06
- 12☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.