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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:26: 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.