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 Tuesday, 9 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:22
- 3♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:09
- 10♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:05
- 12☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:07
- 3♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:09
- 4☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Tuesday, 9 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.