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 Monday, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:46
- 4♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:37
- 5☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:39
- 11♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:30
- 12☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:39
- 3☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:45
- 10☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:15 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.