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 Friday, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:07
- 10☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:04
- 3♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:32 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.