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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:33
- 2♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:25
- 11♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:33: 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.