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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:51 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:10
- 9♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:51 to 08:40: 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.