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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:42
- 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:53
- 5♂︎ Mars22:53 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:10
- 12♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:22 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.