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, 27 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:18
- 11☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Saturday, 27 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 07:58: 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.