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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:01
- 2♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 09:01: 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.