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 Thursday, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:51
- 2♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:55
- 3☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:58
- 4♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:05
- 6☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:15
- 9♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:18
- 10☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:21
- 11♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:18
- 4♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:14
- 5☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:53
- 11♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:50
- 12☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:48 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.