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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:52
- 3♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:44
- 4☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:52
- 10♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:44
- 11☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:35
- 12♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:35
- 2☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 23:00
- 5♂︎ Mars23:00 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:10 to 09:01: 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.