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, 29 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:04
- 5☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:12
- 8☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:20
- 11♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:22
- 12☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:19
- 3☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:05
- 8♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:00
- 10☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Monday, 29 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:53 to 07:56: 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.