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, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:52
- 3♂︎ Mars08:52 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:23
- 11☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:27
- 12♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:48: 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.