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 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:27
- 4♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:24
- 5☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:20
- 6♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:02
- 11♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 18:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:01
- 3☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:12
- 6♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:16
- 7☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:19
- 8♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:26
- 10☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:39 to 08:35: 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.